Nothing much compared to some - but the 10 bruises in one fall reminded me of the old fairy tale, Seven at One Blow. A couple of them are fairly impressive in size (as large as my hand) and already are showing a large range of colors.
Had a wonderful day at Searchmont Friday - temps in mid 20's F, blue skies, brilliant sunshine. Everyone was having a great time, too, and dad and I skiied a new trail (ungroomed, with bumps) as well as the old favorites. So much fun, comfortable with the speed - I was probably faster than I've ever been. And in control, too - well, until the incident.
Anyway, after moving from the quad chair runs to the blue chair (Goulais, to be specific) . . . trouble! Carried the same speed as before, but forgot about the large bump/hill at the bottom of the run. Managed to slow down some, but could NOT get the right angle to keep from being launched. As one dedicated to keeping both skis on the ground at all times, this was my nightmare. I had time to think "S***, I'm gonna get air" and that was it.
The bottom of my skis DID hit the ground first, but the next thing I really knew was that I was flat on my back and skidding. Had I just given in to the slide I think everything would have been OK, but I'm pretty sure I tried to stop it, which twisted me around enabling my leg to get slammed repeatedly onto the ground. Dad says I was two feet up and went about 20 feet in the air before touch down. To me, that sounds like the X games!
So, I eventually got up, after the first shock wore off, and decided to go back to the condo for icepacks and Mike's. Went out again the next day for about an hour and a half, to make sure I wasn't spooked, but it was rainy and foggy, so we quit very early and went into town to kill time.
Other than some stiffness, and the aforementioned bruising, everything is fine and I have now been duly reminded by the ski gods/goddesses to be more careful.
Here's a question, though - do you close your eyes when you fall? I don't remember seeing anything except I have a vision of my boots and skis, with a field of white below them. But I can't figure out if it's the last thing I saw before closing my eyes, or if I noticed it just before the landing.
Had a wonderful day at Searchmont Friday - temps in mid 20's F, blue skies, brilliant sunshine. Everyone was having a great time, too, and dad and I skiied a new trail (ungroomed, with bumps) as well as the old favorites. So much fun, comfortable with the speed - I was probably faster than I've ever been. And in control, too - well, until the incident.
Anyway, after moving from the quad chair runs to the blue chair (Goulais, to be specific) . . . trouble! Carried the same speed as before, but forgot about the large bump/hill at the bottom of the run. Managed to slow down some, but could NOT get the right angle to keep from being launched. As one dedicated to keeping both skis on the ground at all times, this was my nightmare. I had time to think "S***, I'm gonna get air" and that was it.
The bottom of my skis DID hit the ground first, but the next thing I really knew was that I was flat on my back and skidding. Had I just given in to the slide I think everything would have been OK, but I'm pretty sure I tried to stop it, which twisted me around enabling my leg to get slammed repeatedly onto the ground. Dad says I was two feet up and went about 20 feet in the air before touch down. To me, that sounds like the X games!
So, I eventually got up, after the first shock wore off, and decided to go back to the condo for icepacks and Mike's. Went out again the next day for about an hour and a half, to make sure I wasn't spooked, but it was rainy and foggy, so we quit very early and went into town to kill time.
Other than some stiffness, and the aforementioned bruising, everything is fine and I have now been duly reminded by the ski gods/goddesses to be more careful.
Here's a question, though - do you close your eyes when you fall? I don't remember seeing anything except I have a vision of my boots and skis, with a field of white below them. But I can't figure out if it's the last thing I saw before closing my eyes, or if I noticed it just before the landing.
