Snow Crunch
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Here is an x-ray of my left arm after a snowboarding accident last year. The doc wanted to put a pin in it (Bling! Bling!) but I had no insurance at the time so it healed this way. It seems fine almost a year later. The hardest part was the drive to the hospital hospital...holding my arm up because it was no longer connected to my shoulder. Enjoy!!
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Editor's Notes:
I have a snowboarding rule that helps me avoid accidents like this: the board stays on the ground None of this jumping crap. The only time I jump is when I hit an unexpected bump and my board comes 1/4 of an inch off of the ground. It doesn't happen much anymore because I'm heavier than I used to be, and also because the boards these days are so nice and flexible. You whippersnappers don't know what I'm talking about, but I learned to snowboard on a Burton Cruiser 165 (circa 1988). This thing was heavy and stiff, which meant every bump you hit sent you into the air whether you wanted to go or not. I learned very early on that I was no good in the air.
That old board makes me think of another rule. No fakie. This habit is also a hold over from the old BC 165 years. That danged ol' thing had a split tail. That's right, like a swallow's tail or like a snake's tongue or like my face if I ever got going backwards for more than 1 second. The only way to survive being fakie was to lean back as far as you could and pray that the split tail didn't dig into the snow while you flailed your way back around to a regular stance. So to this day when I get spun around I lean as far back as I can because somewhere ingrained in my little brain is: Fakie = Death
Yup, no jumping and no fakie for me, just back and forth across the hill as fast as I can take it. I'm getting old and don't get out much, but when I do, that's how I groove it, fast and easy.
Sharky
Photos:
Break- Rattle, and Roll
1986 Cuiser- Mine was the "updated" version of this
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