Simply^Ride

it sounds like thats something that you should get check out.

geoko

Hmmm... I don't have any one in particular that sticks out as the worst. Back when I was in 6th grade, my 1st year snowboarding, I got reemed by a much larger snowboarder coming onto a merge. (it was a trail that passed by the chair i was getting off of.) I was basically at a dead stop and he plowed his head right into my ear; I'm fairly sure it knocked me out for a sec, cause the next thing I knew there were about 4 people standing over me to see if I was okay, and another couple yelling at the guy who hit me.

The longest lasting "injury" I got was when I went on one of those perfect days - dumped a foot and a half over night, then clear skies and sunny the next. I went in a t-shirt cause it was so nice out, but the thing got caked in snow. End result was I couldn't feel my stomach for about 3 months, and it burned like hell in the shower. Hooray for minor frost bite!

Since then, I've jammed knees, twisted ankles, had a tree almost fall on me (didn't get hurt, but that was scary enough to be worthy of a mention), and countless other minor injuries, mostly bruises and twists that make me walk funny for a two or three weeks.

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Mooz

hairline fracture in a rib and my sternum this year at Jay. I thought it was a chest cold until 3 weeks later when I finally went to the doc lol.

I'd blame T.J. but he was no where around for this one. It was some jacknut skier who thought he should ride 12.3cm behind me.

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geoko

well, at least he sets very precise goals for himself...

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dipshit13

i dislocated my right shoulder and tore a few ligaments at football practice. painful. i was out the rest of the football season. i was fine snowboarding but on the last day of ski club i hyper-extended my right elbow and tore the ligament between my bicep and forearm. my elbow bent backwards a ton when i fell off a rail, fuckin ouchhhhh. i just fully recovered. my right arm is fucked between the shoulder and elbow lol

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JTSECK

I just started stretching it and its getting better. I got it x-rayed but no bone problems. I would get an mri but that shit is expensive

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Simply^Ride

I know, I was charged $1,500 for one in my brain. Thankfully the hospital took care of all the costs. But at least the X-ray came out clean.

Dongypro

biggest ass bruising of my life - the first time i went snowboarding when no one taught me how to turn and stuff..
one of my veins on my leg popped as well and all this internal bleeding. i had that vien pop mark for over 2months. didnt hurt but looked very nasty. i fell somehow that my calf hit my snowboard. i dont know how that happened but as a noob anything can happen !

when i got back i went clubbing with my friends and i was just like ... okay im going to go home now.. have fun.
first day bruising was so bad i had to sit on one side of my ass and i had to walk wiht my ass cheeks together. like as if i had to go take a shit or something haha. then i checked out the bruising on a toilet mirror and on the outside it looked okayish with mild discolourations but the next day i woke up and i couldnt move properly. T_T
ever since i thought snowboarding wasnt right again but my cousins took me again and i was worried again about vein poppage but i learnt how to s turn that day and then ever since snowboarding has been part of my life

Mooz

Just a FYI, all bruises are "vein poppage". That's how the bruise is created. They're ruptured capillaries that allow blood to collect in the surrounding tissue. Larger veins leave nice big marks since they carry a lot more blood and cover more area than the capillary veins. The only concern you need to have with those is clotting. If it's a hard lump or squishy mass, it may (rare mind you) form into a clot which can cause issues. The pain and lack of walking ability is all the muscles and tissue around the area getting repaired (and highly pissed off that you beat it up to begin with).

So don't worry much about "vein poppage". It's going to happen a lot. When you damage that much area in that kind of repetitave fassion, it's good to stay off your feet for a while. Muscle relaxers and anti inflamitories will help with the pain and mobility issues.

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Penguin

Nothing major. A sprained (and heavily swollen) ankle from when my friend crashed into me. Good times.

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