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Mentality after serious fall

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SkierPT
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Hello NS. I am on mobile so sorry for the block. A few days ago me and my buddies were enjoying spring conditions shredding the park all day. No one was pushing too hard. Everyone having a blast. Well I'm sitting here now with little recollection of the day. I saw the video. Underotated a 7 and whipped right to my head. Serious concussion, brain hemmorage and shattered colar bone. My helmet has major crack and I believe it saved me. I am 21 years old now. The last 10 years I have dedicated to progressing in this sport, my one true passion in life. My accedemic semester is pretty much over. I can't be mentally or physically taxed. I'm sitting here thinking about next ski season. I won't be able to push myself ever again. Be stuck " chill riding" as I call it. I'm not looking for sympathy as it could of been much worse. I will heal. Just having problems coping with skiing being different for me for now on. Any help or similar stories would be great. PM me if need be. +k for entertaining stories and chill vibes. Thanks NS
Apr 2 2014 12:40PM
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SkierPT
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I hope this thread increases helmet use. I wouldn't be here, or still be the same old "me" if it wasn't for my helmet. And it was a very routine trick. Falls can happen anytime. Having fun and next thing you know you're face up on a stretcher. Use a helmet. Thanks for the vibes and support everyone! I love this site
Apr 3 2014 11:03PM
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XtRemE11
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you made a mistake, and because you made that mistake, you gained knowledge, you are less likely than you ever have been to make that same mistake again. you have never been more knowledgable or more experienced with skiing than you are now so you have less reason to fall than you ever have. boom.
Apr 3 2014 11:16PM
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Scotty_B
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I have been really hurt a number of times on the hill and all of them have been serious. It's part of the danger and the thrill, when shit hits the fan you literally have to wear it like a champ. It makes you stronger as a person.

My initial reaction:
yell FUCK at the top of my lungs to make sure people know im NOT ok.

In hindsight:
You have to pay to play, one way or another. The odds are your going to get hurt eventually, unless you ski like a pussy.

Cool Story:
Skiing under the lift the other day, sail off a mogul to land in some fresh snow, took off backseat. In the air I was thinking, " its fresh snow no big deal! :) " I landed leaning to my left and landed on a stump. A STUMP. D: Went to the doc and she said I was lucky I didn't break anything.

thanks for your attention

Apr 3 2014 11:39PM
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Karma_Police
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Park skiing is harder on yoru body than BC.

If you can't grasp the fact that falling, the reason most skiers get hurt, ON metal/or compacted snow is harder on your body than Corn or pow then we have nothing left to talk about.

Stop being so dense.
Apr 4 2014 12:42PM
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SkierPT
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This made me chuckle. Idk why :)
Apr 4 2014 1:04PM
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wanakent
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Back on the horse bro. But only when you feel comfortable..
Had a season ending injury nearly died from skiing into my poles. took 10 months to recover but i did it at the start of the season so I was sweet for the next one. Honestly wasnt scary riding again was such a good feeling. but this was on the piste. park was a different story dude just was super scared but had to bite the bullet and get back to it. not to say i was shredding straight away took me a good month atleast to just feel comfortable again. buuuut it all came back in baby steps just had to trust i knew my limits with pushing it etc. but now 2 seasons later im better than i was im back to it and just loving it again. as long as you got the vibe your good man. good luck bro, youll be sweet man. most important thing is to just smile thru it all bro it wont get any worse than it was! all uphill now !
Apr 4 2014 3:22PM
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JamesO
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last season i broke my leg petty bad, three different places, two different bones. anyway, i didn't do much this season, i focused on rails more than jumps and more or less took a season off, but ill be back fully next year.
Apr 4 2014 9:08PM
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Jibberino
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Relativity. You should look into it.
Apr 5 2014 4:56AM
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SteezyRedPanda
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This year I broke my collar bone in early december, luckily I was able to get back for feb and march. I broke it on a under rotated 7 too. I found that progressing in jumps was harder for me to do mentally, but progressing in rails was about the same as before the injury. The fact that you got a serious concussion will probably make it harder to come back. My advice is take it easy next year for the first half of the season. Then if you feel comfortable go for the pace of progressing you were at before the injury. But what it really comes down to is your values in life and what you really care about. I suggest you watch the movie the crash reel. It really shows the trauma of brain injuries, and shows multiple view points of the people affected by them.
Apr 5 2014 10:05AM
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UilyJeff
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I'm 35, ride park and BC. Park hurts my body more, when it hurts too much I go right back to BC and all mountain(about 50/50). No matter what anyone thinks about your two guy's stupid debate, I'm pretty sure everyone reading this knows who the asshole of you two is and it's not you. Quit feeding the troll, he's never going to admit he's wrong in the slightest.

My friends and I rarely see other park riders our age either. Most riders are shocked when we tell them we're in our mid 30's.

Injuries from park riding this year (all minor)
-Broken thumb 3 times
-1 mild concussion
-pulled/torn hip flexer (out for 3+ weeks)
-Chipped and severely bruised elbow
-broken left pinky

Injuries from all other skiing this year
-none

Apr 5 2014 10:46AM
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SkierPT
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hey guys what are considered the best and safest overall park helmet? POC looks pretty good backed with research and everything?
Apr 7 2014 1:51PM
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linus_deboss
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doesn't matter lol... not gonna save you from concussions that much anyways, rather from kracking bones/scratching your head open or things like that... but concussions is whats really bad, soo...
Apr 7 2014 2:38PM
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Lemuel
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I tore my ACL learning 7's four years ago. I've only tried a 7 a few times since. I tore my ACL again a year ago. I'm back this year taking it easy, but I'm still hitting everything in the park. Work your way back man, you may never throw something huge but you can still take it easy, throw some tricks and have alot of fun.
Apr 7 2014 4:19PM
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Bennett.
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Pretty much the past season was an attempt to get over a pretty serious injury. I shattered my femur knuckling a rodeo 9 and it took me 12 months to get my legs back to full strength. Everytime I went for anything over a 540, off axis, or even spins onto rails, the thought of it stuck in the back of my head. It got pretty frustrating watching everyone progress while being unable to, but I guess some injuries are your sign that your body has had enough. My plan is to buy some hellbents over the summer and keep cruising for as long as possible.
Apr 9 2014 1:04AM
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