abrocks22

went off one jump and didnt see the next one that was like half the size of it but because i was going so fast i got launched and didn't have time to catch my balance and ended up tearing my ac joint in my shoulder

con3593

snowboard related , i have torn acl, concussion, and jammed wrists and shit. But if we are going all out. Ive broken both wrists and both ankles, broke a rib, cut the nerve and tendons in two of my fingers, broke 3 of my fingers and 4 toes, sprained my wrist, got tendinitis in both achilles tendons and had to get 8 stitches in my forehead from hitting a tree. I THINK thats it

kyle16

I have gotten away descently lucky, but I have had my share of bumps and bruises while snowboarding.

I have banged my head pretty good a few times when I was new to snowboarding. I would get the confidence to get up some speed, try to make a turn, and then catch my toe edge and slam my forehead into the snow. I remember creating a bit of a yard sale when I did that once. I had to sit down for a few good minutes.

I have also bruised my tailbone. That was the suckiest one of them all. This was also in my first year or 2 of snowboarding. I went off this little jump near the end of the day when I was really tired and lost my edge during the landing. I hit by a** pretty hard. I could not sit straight for about 3 weeks afterwards. I probably should have gotten one of the a** donuts.

Once again in my first couple years of snowboarding, I lost my edge on some ice and slid about 20 feet into a tree, chest first. That one knocked the wind out of me pretty good and after I regained my breath, I realized that I knocked my sternum loose.

My most recent injury of any consequence was last February. I was going off this wind lip and when I landed, I saw this little kicker that I wanted to hit. Only when I was about to go off it did I realize that there was a nice rock in the way. I had to make a split second decision on whether let my snowboard take the impact or sit myself down fast. I choose the latter. Everything ended up fine except my wrist, which went straight into the rock. It jammed it back pretty good and hurt constantly for about 3 days or so. To this day, it hurts every once in a while.

For none of these did I go to the doctors, though in retrospect, it might have been a good idea to check out, just in case. Oh well.

ElDanio

Not my worst injury, but my best story. I was riding along taking it easy down a semi steep slope when a kid (I'de say around 10) did one of those: "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! WATCH OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!". He was obviously bombing the hill and lost control. He tried to stop but lost his edge pushing his base into the back of my knee making me fall head first onto his edge. We rag dolled a little down the hill and stopped close to each other. Slightly concussed and confused I made my way to the kid, who was crying at this point. I asked: "Are you ok?". He instantly stopped crying and a shocked look appeared on his face. I hadn't noticed, but I sliced my head on his edge and I had blood gushing from my forehead (not kidding, there was blood all over the snow, my coat and my gloves; a real bloodbath). Poor kid started crying again. When I noticed the blood I got up quickly, pushed, my toque against my cut and bolted towards the lodge. I now have a scar in the middle of my forehead... I tell girls I got it after almost landing my third consecutive 1080.

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Froggyste

LOL like it thats a good story

ive done 2 seasons, at the end of my first season i managed to come home a week early cos i tore my medial ligament in my knee and damaged some cartilidge which put me out for 8 weeks.

then this season just gone i came home 10 days early because, get this, whilst guiding 8 of my guests around the mountain i was getting bored waiting, so decided to get a little extravagent and pull a 3 on piste in front of them, managed to land on my toe then twist my body round another 180. had to get blood wagon off in front of them, so embarassing. ruptured my cruciate ligament and tore my medial one AGAIN. this ones put me out for 9-12 mnths with surgery, not as fun

nzboardlife

new knee problem form tuesdays day out at ruapehu... ragdolled head over heels down a slope then just lay there for a while trying to figure out if my goggle lens had popped out or if they had just come off. now im stuck in bed and at the computer because it hurts to walk but im not going to the docter, at least not untill after my next trip that i've already paid for as i don't want him to say i can't.

thenightmare

I was with some friends at our local resort and we were doing backflips off a jump that we had made from the bottom of a cat track off a drop off into a creek bed. I cant say no to my friends and i always wanted to try one so i went off and was *this close to riding out* haha. So of course after all my friends went i HAD to go again. By that time the belly button deep powder had been packed down and no one told me part of the ground was showing. Needless to say i tried to slow my rotation, didnt pull my head back far enough and had to tweak to keep from landing on my neck. I never went in to get it fixed but i definitely heard it pop and i had a painful and awkward two weeks before i could even try another one. Lol

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ollie

whilst boarding iv only had reoccuring previous injuries from rugby - CONSTANTLY dislocating tendons in my ankle(shouldv had the op but didnt bother) messed up knees n shoulders n the usual, but last year, on the last run of the last day in alpe d'Huez, france my mate went very far off piste at this place called 'the wall', never speed checked(because there is a BIG flat and up slope after it), lost control n ended up fracturing his neck. problem was he was by this stage by himself n no one saw him so he had to make his way down to the bottom before he could get help.. shit buzz! hes grand now but i dont think hes really supposed to do contact sports these days!

Chimichanga

Hit my knee on a wood handrail thing [like at ice skating rinks on those long steps] going full speed. Ouch.

Oh, And Frontflip McFuckup when my toe edge caught, that was scary. BTW, on hardpack. Than god for my helmet.