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https://www.parkrecord.com/news/injured-snowboard-instructor-grateful-for-community-support-after-hit-and-flee-skier-struck-him/

Education and shame only work on/for the conscientious and we are by definition discussing those that are not conscientious or there wouldnt be a problem. These measures are preaching to the choir. Dedicated runs only marginalize and limit our riding even if they do work and that requires again people to follow the rules. Adequately applied the current rules cover these situations but sadly there is no enforcement. We need to change the culture and that sadly is a function of enforcement. Patrollers pulling tickets is a good first step but this wont happen because the resorts dont want to upset their customers and the patrol function is not an independent entity. Sad as I am about resorting to the rightly characterized "American" option of legal actions I see no way to compel individuals and the resorts to take this seriously absent some significant financial/legal risk and consequences

A few years ago I was a victim of a 60y M straight-line skiier. Mid week nearly empty resort and a run I only saw one person other than my family on the whole day. Metronomic carving taking only 1/4 the width of the hill. Hit from behind and lights out - tobagan ride down and they wanted to transfer me to local hospital. The skier broke bones and took the 1st ambulance and I elected to go to my local hospital 1h away where I knew some people to get checked out which meant CT and for my protection a drug test just so I could disprove any claims that may be made against me as the other guy was certainly going to surgery. All said thousands of dollars lost including a trip the next weekend which was my Dad's last time on skiis. I am now more often in the trees than groomers because of this occurrence - I has totally changed my riding style pushing me to sidecountry. Sure the skier code assigns blame to the uphill skier but rules are defined by consequences and I have (other than perhaps Paltrow) never heard of real legal/financial pain imposed on offenders. So what can we do? I propose a croudfunded legal fund to aggressively litigate when this battery occurs. While my event did not occur at an Ikon or Epic resort with the consolidation perhaps a class action. This sort of insurance would easily be worth a full price day ticket each year for me.

Dhamann was great to send immediately Items as described Thanks!

I'll take the cartels if they aren't gone

Sure it's not snowboarding but wow https://unofficialnetworks.com/2023/03/24/super-low-telemark-turn/amp/

I will take them

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Great book I was just able to purchase a pdf. You write to at Jacopo at the website carvers.it http://www.carvers.it/the-fundamentals-of-snowboard-carving-and-racing-donazione-airc/ And after making a donation as directed email the receipt and he will send you a PDF in English with diagrams Hope this helps and it for sure is an awesome read Cheers

I typically ride behind my kids blocking a best as I can because of this behiavior Few yrs back was riding mid week on a run that often is closed off as a funrun with just the right angle, groom and visibility. Resort is empty and we lapped a few runs without anyone on the run I'm on 1/4 of the run on the side with metronomic turns practicing getting low as an old skier straightlines down and skis over my head. Lights out! couldnt open my jaw for days and thank god for my thick kevlar helmet or it would be over. Old man was broken up and took a trip to the local hospital with multiple fractures. I got a CT of the head out of the deal and a big US sized hospital bill. Sadly my carving has been curtailed its just too dangerous to be on runs where people think they can straightline. Im off to the trees, backside of resort and sidecountry where I manage the risk of the run not the assholes on the run

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Agree with above I triangulate to the truth with my medical specialists. Each has a perspective and purpose but also inherent limitations by virtue of their framework. If you think you may have torn a muscle get to the guy that has capacity to repair that (and obviously evaluate it as well) Evaluation by a terminal expert with capacity for a repair is far different than evaluation by one of the many host of screeners and sorters that point you to a specialist. That said not every problem needs surgery and surgeons arent going to be the best at the less than surgical physical derangements so you need a physical medicine guy as well. My experience has been that osteopaths are more integrated into traditional medicine and easier to refer on when need be but a chiropractor or good therapist is certainly very valuable. Disclaimer out of the way A sacral shear is a common and often underlooked condition that has effected me and I expect may be fairly common with snowboarding in general as internal rotation of leg can gap the SI joint such that a vertical force can then sublux the SI joint. pop in but-cheek - check skeletal dislocation - check Here is the best diagram I could find as it was explained to me

FWIW Turn initiation in powder just doesnt work as well by loading the nose as it does with groomers so I must remind myself to stay centered (especially with some of the new shorter wider rides.) Modern shapes with taper, setback and in your case swallowtail should prevent the dreaded rear leg burn and keep the nose afloat. If not you probably should play with the fore aft placement of your bindings before stance. With this in mind you might try a stance with canting such that the rear is canted forward and the front foot back Vitruvian man style. Exaggerate this to the extreme your equipment allows (bomber 6 degrees Catek who knows) for a bit to force that centered feeling and play with finesse rather than rely on mechanical advantage and power which are so helpful on hard-pack. Once you feel that vibe back down the canting until you loose the centered feeling and there you go. Catek are awesome for dialing in a new board because they have easier/more degrees of freedom and can be adjusted on the hill without the drama of caring extra cant disks ect. Dont forget box wine which is critical for setup especially of the rear foot. I like as much mechanical advantage as the width allows without overhang so each board has different riding angles for me. Phantoms have been perfect for me on one board transforming the feel with super low profile and just the right flex/cant but hell on another board so there is always that variable as well.

I have this spring system on my powderboots and LOVE it. (https://www.extremecarving.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11201) Far better for me than the BTS or DGSS because it is low profile and seems more dynamic without a dead spot in the middle of flex at the neutral position. Not sure if they are still available from the Noble crew but I highly recommend after trying all the other systems. If a big hike is involved then AT boots are great! unlocked in the rear foot or with the Phantom springs. This setup works well but if its deep I probably wont hike far and am reassured wearing intecs which make it so much easier to escape a tree well or just dig out after I submarine

There are some newer approaches that may speed the time to normal use dramatically for thumb UCL repair Might be worth asking about because 6 w in a splint is a LONG time and fighting the stiffness in therapy - well - therapy sounds nicer than it feels