RIP Natasha Richardson - Snowboarding Forum

arsenic0 · 03-18-2009, 01:14 PM

Sad, yet another person dying on the newbie slopes while learning.
this is not going well - Photo - What Would Tyler Durden Do
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Birk · 03-18-2009, 01:31 PM

shit, i read about this a couple of hours ago, and then she was alive, but critical. Crazy shit..

twin89 · 03-18-2009, 01:37 PM

holy shit... just last night she was in critical condition... thats crazy, i gues accidents can happen anywhere. wonder if a helmet would have saved her life. Lesson to all is to always get checked out... i wonder what really happenend to have such a bad fall on a green?

RidePowder · 03-18-2009, 01:43 PM

I fall harder on greens than on double blacks. I know how to fall, I know to keep my head tucked no matter how sore my neck will be later. Beginners dont know these kind of things, I feel like its safe to say that she didnt hit her head on soft pack. However I feel like taking her off of life support only a few days after the incident which she walked away from was a mistake. I dont know the circumstances, but it seems a little odd. it is extremely sad nonetheless.

There was a snowboarder in WI who died last weekend after failing to complete a backflip, had uncontrollable swelling of the brain and passed away, very tragic, kid was only 21

arsenic0 · 03-18-2009, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by RidePowder

I fall harder on greens than on double blacks. I know how to fall, I know to keep my head tucked no matter how sore my neck will be later. Beginners dont know these kind of things, I feel like its safe to say that she didnt hit her head on soft pack. However I feel like taking her off of life support only a few days after the incident which she walked away from was a mistake. I dont know the circumstances, but it seems a little odd. it is extremely sad nonetheless.

There was a snowboarder in WI who died last weekend after failing to complete a backflip, had uncontrollable swelling of the brain and passed away, very tragic, kid was only 21

They say she is clinically brain dead, a machine can pump your heart forever, but whats the point?

**killclimbz** · 03-18-2009, 02:14 PM

A girl died at Keystone from falling on her ass on a green. Severed an artery from the impact the hemorrhaging did her in shortly there after. A freak accident that even a helmet wouldn't have helped. Sometimes you just get the (not so) lucky strike and that's it.

RIP.

markee · 03-18-2009, 03:05 PM

hopefully her fame can educate more people on snowboard safety (especially for the newer riders). RIP

campfortune · 03-18-2009, 05:15 PM

I read that she fell on a slushy flat surface, how can she got injured so badly?

SMDSkata · 03-18-2009, 05:42 PM

As far as the local news said she has a good chance of recovery as of an hour ago.

I have when the media reports the first thing they say...

BurtonAvenger · 03-18-2009, 06:06 PM

Is it bad I still have no clue who the hell she is or care for that matter?

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arsenic0 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon Posts: 2,106	RIP Natasha Richardson Sad, yet another person dying on the newbie slopes while learning. this is not going well - Photo - What Would Tyler Durden Do Family Friend: 'There Is No Chance' for Natasha Richardson - Natasha Richardson : People.com __________________ '09 151 Never Summer SL-R '10 K2 T1 DB Bots '09 Burton Cartel Bindings Last edited by arsenic0; 03-18-2009 at 02:08 PM.

03-18-2009, 01:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Birk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 224	shit, i read about this a couple of hours ago, and then she was alive, but critical. Crazy shit.. __________________ zeBirk. ASL?

03-18-2009, 01:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
RidePowder Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,264	I fall harder on greens than on double blacks. I know how to fall, I know to keep my head tucked no matter how sore my neck will be later. Beginners dont know these kind of things, I feel like its safe to say that she didnt hit her head on soft pack. However I feel like taking her off of life support only a few days after the incident which she walked away from was a mistake. I dont know the circumstances, but it seems a little odd. it is extremely sad nonetheless. There was a snowboarder in WI who died last weekend after failing to complete a backflip, had uncontrollable swelling of the brain and passed away, very tragic, kid was only 21 __________________ Ze Blog: I'd Rather be Riding Tweet me you Twits: QuestforPow

03-18-2009, 05:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
SMDSkata Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Mitten Posts: 301	As far as the local news said she has a good chance of recovery as of an hour ago. I have when the media reports the first thing they say... Last edited by SMDSkata; 03-18-2009 at 05:45 PM.

03-18-2009, 06:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,168	Is it bad I still have no clue who the hell she is or care for that matter? __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

03-18-2009, 01:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
twin89 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 841	holy shit... just last night she was in critical condition... thats crazy, i gues accidents can happen anywhere. wonder if a helmet would have saved her life. Lesson to all is to always get checked out... i wonder what really happenend to have such a bad fall on a green?

03-18-2009, 02:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
killclimbz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Front Range Posts: 9,253	A girl died at Keystone from falling on her ass on a green. Severed an artery from the impact the hemorrhaging did her in shortly there after. A freak accident that even a helmet wouldn't have helped. Sometimes you just get the (not so) lucky strike and that's it. RIP.

03-18-2009, 03:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
markee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 687	hopefully her fame can educate more people on snowboard safety (especially for the newer riders). RIP

03-18-2009, 05:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
campfortune Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 111	I read that she fell on a slushy flat surface, how can she got injured so badly?

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