ak_rider Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Here are some pics of Alyeska from 3/29/09. Just incase anyone was wondering what it looks like when volcanic ash falls on a ski area and then said ski area makes it's employees come in and ride on the ash. the ash fell on 3/28/09 after the mtn closed for the day. I also threw in a pic of the ash after it got covered with some snow. The ash made it EXTREMELY difficult to read the snow and tell what was soft and what was hard. If anyone is ever faced with the decision of whether or not to go ride on a volcanic ash day, do yourself a favor and stay in bed. I'm sitting here with a torn acl and a tibial plateau fracture thanks to the ash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Ouch! Speedy recovery! The good news is ACL repair is sooooo much better than when I had it done in '81 and redone in '89. Your tibia will get well on it's own just fine, although, for you, the mechanism of both injuries are similar so the fracture probably caused the ACL injury. They'll fix both with the ACL repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Didn't you blow your ankle this year in softies? Cool to see the sammich construction of snow-ash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 . I'm sitting here with a torn acl and a tibial plateau fracture thanks to the ash. Very sorry to hear that. Hope recovery ( again ) treats you well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak_rider Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 yup, this is my second major injury. tore my achilles like the second week of the season. i was back riding for about a week when i did this. maybe this just wasn't my season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boarderboy Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 That totally sucks. I hope, since you were in Alyeska's employ, at least the med expense will be taken care of. Thanks for your recent reply to my post. I did go to the Alyeska website and that is one impressive snowpack. Heal Quick, Man. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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