Had you had any formal lessons?

A friend of mine and I taught ourselves how to board, and while we didn't break anything, the first few runs were enough to convince me that death might not be such a bad thing. I saw sore for about a week and a half. We still go from time to time, but I just don't have the enthusiasm for it that some people do.

heh.

 When I used to work for lift operations at the local ski slope, I saw all kinds of ski-snowboard unjuries that made you wince to think about them. Skiier injuries were always worse for some reason, although a lot more fun to watch, because their skiis pop off, their poles go flying, and the helmets or hats get catapulted into the air.

When two skiiers get into a wreck, the resulting carnage will scatter all over the side of the hill.

Tae Kwon Do wrote: I have never broken a bone. I feel like I am missing out on something in life.

You know, other than a knuckle which was entirely my fault, I haven't either. I just know that when I do.....it's gonna be a GOOD one.

Reb Cpl wrote: When two skiiers get into a wreck, the resulting carnage will scatter all over the side of the hill.

So true. You made me giggle, thanks.

Living here in FLA sucks for me during the winter time. I just cant get in my car any givin weekend, drive an hour or so and hit the slopes like I did in NY. I tried surfing when I moved here but its not the same. There's no Lodge with hot totties.

MT. Vigilante wrote: Ya, snowboarding injuries seem to be very common, especially broken wrists, infact the doctor who patched me up broke his wrist in the same way doing the same thing. Just to answer some questions; yes I am right handed, praise the Lord, so I can still write. Also, I did get formal lessons from a friend who has been boarding for many years, also, I have already had quite a bit of experience this season, but obviosly I still have a ways to go. *edit* Ya, I remember from being a skier, those wrecks were way cooler, I can remember a couple of times that I had my gear strewn all across the mountain. I never broke anything back then though.

My worst injury was on my second time snowboarding.  I though I was all good (I wasn't bad as I had skateboarded a lot before but went with a friend who had been boarding for a couple years plus she was a girl - I can't let girls be better than me) so I tried going off the jumps she did.  They weren't that big but I feel going up the jump ya that's right laugh all you want.  Anyway I was going up the jump and feel forward off the side of the jump and inured my lower abdomen (soft tissue) and groin area was also all blueish/purpleish. 

I never broken any bones before though, I hope you heal up soon. 

I work lift ops and snowmaking at a ski area. Snowboarders break wrist/arms all the time. Skiiers seem to get hurt less often, but way worse when they do. Usually nice compound fractures or the femur, knees going the wrong way etc. Skiiers tend to be going faster, and their legs can go in odd directions.

The most tragic and not-funny injury this year was some cute 16 year old girl who fell snowboarding and came down to ski patrol saying she needed stitches in her lip because she bit it, not realizing she had bit her lip entirely off. That'll take some plastic surgery.

lol i go snow boarding like 40 times every winter cause i live in colorado like 30 mins from the mountains

i have hurt myself mostly on rails which are like 4 ft high and definately not fun to fall on

i have never broken any bones snowboarding but i have other ways, i had my elbow on my left arm bend 90deg in the wrong direction one time

first thing i learned when snowboarding was to nvr try and break the fall off a jump by sticking your arms out, thats how it always happens

i almost broke my wrist the other week aswell, 270's to frontsides on a round down rail arent very fun when u mess up.

Rednekk, what ski area do you work at?

I worked lift ops for two winters, but you couldn't pay me enough to do snowmaking.

The guy I worked for was some piece of work, he'd show up to work all hung over all the time, when he did, you knew that if you screwed up you'd be walking down from the top of the mountain with a garbage bag picking up crap that people drop off the lifts.

Pariel wrote: I broke a ligament in my foot this summer.

Uh, broke a ligament?

God wrote: So is your right hand getting more action then ever?

Yes.