That post made me giggle.
That post made me giggle.
I live within an easy drive of Crystal, Snoqualamie Pass, and White Pass. I've seen FAR more soccer injuries end up in my O.R. than skiing or boarding injuries. Some teens and 20-something soccer players on their second ACL repair.I've had the "pleasure" of visiting the Orthopedic and Fracture Clinic in Portland a few times. The waiting room is always full of women soccer players on crutches. Based on what I see, that is more dangerous than skiing.
Read an article in the medical press recently that put horseback riding several pegs above skiing on the "hazardous" sports index. Which I can believe.Wife got trampled by one of her ponies trail riding in the mts 2 weeks ago. Hoof print on her ribs, cut face, ect. I tell people she got in a bar fight.
Everyone I have known that rides horses has been thrown more than once and many have experienced serious injuries.Read an article in the medical press recently that put horseback riding several pegs above skiing on the "hazardous" sports index. Which I can believe.
Right, but the unspoken statement behind the questioning of ski injuries is that they represent selfishness. I almost said that's it's like getting a yachting injury or a polo injury, but in those cases it's self evident that no one has to worry about hospital bills or lost hours at work. For many families, skiing occupies that middle ground of not-quite-affordable luxury. Ask me how I know.If you want to really freak out your risk-averse acquaintances, tell them that the lifetime odds of dying in a car accident are 1:107, which is a darn sight higher than skiing or lots of other "dangerous" sports. And yet I bet they never give the risk of driving a second thought.
If you were a professional driver for decades you'd sing a different song. Also people spend alot more time in autos.If you want to really freak out your risk-averse acquaintances, tell them that the lifetime odds of dying in a car accident are 1:107, which is a darn sight higher than skiing or lots of other "dangerous" sports. And yet I bet they never give the risk of driving a second thought.
Ooff.Saddle cinch was not secured and I got dragged when the saddle flipped, foot caught in stirrup, stomped on the whole way..
Yes, my middle school students didn't think that teachers had a life out of school. It was always fun to watch their expressions when talking about skiing. One school I worked at had a yearly student/facility basketball game and they were shocked to see the teachers play basketball. Especially when I, being the computer geek teacher could actually play the game well.I think one of the best things is when my wife tells her middle school students that she's going downhill mountain biking over the summer or on a ski trip in the winter. Their reactions are amazing, some of them just can't believe that their teacher does "crazier" things than them.
"How you doin'?"What do you say to non-skiers when you get injured while skiing?
. For many families, skiing occupies that middle ground of not-quite-affordable luxury. Ask me how I know.
Working the angles to make skiing as cheap as possible is a skill I learned before I learned to ski.Funny thing is, most of our local hunters spend more on their gear and consumables than local skiers - but they still think of skiing as the luxe sport instead of the dirtbag backwater (byo lunch but take cafe ketchup and mustard) pastime that it is.
Yeah, I'm not going there.Funny thing is, most of our local hunters spend more on their gear and consumables than local skiers - but they still think of skiing as the luxe sport instead of the dirtbag backwater (byo lunch but take cafe ketchup and mustard) pastime that it is.
Yeah, I'm not going there.