Zone Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 The Southern Ontario Session, while a great success, with its great organisation, sunny weather, nice snow and great camaraderie, has also suffered a tragedy of far reaching consequences. This man, Mr "Coiler" himself, was testing his new creations during the SOS. However bad luck struck when the brand new AllMountain he was testing found an unexpected deep soft shoulder. He went spectacularly over the handle bar, badly injuring his ankle (final diagnosis still pending). The Canadian carving community is now mourning the temporary loss of its greatest shaper. So if you are waiting for your new Coiler, stop whinning!! Jasey Jay excepted of course. Bruce putting on a brave face Sir, could you stop riding please... Aren't you Bruce Varsava? Ooh yeah nice and snug Now THIS is carving So why is this man with a smashed ankle smiling? because he works so hard, even a forced vacation is welcome. Wishing you a fast and good recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleaman Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Oh man, bad news. I hope you get well quick Bruce! BTW, I love the AM you made for me, it is the perfect board for BC riding! Just think of the time off you will get to recover and dream up new boards for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Actually, this could be good news for all of you on the Coiler waiting list. With no trips to the mountains to distract him, Bruce might be cranking out boards faster than usual. Don't get well too soon, Bruce! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 gosh, hope its not serious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfinsmiley Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Actually, this could be good news for all of you on the Coiler waiting list. With no trips to the mountains to distract him, Bruce might be cranking out boards faster than usual. Don't get well too soon, Bruce! :) Always look on the bright side of life,:) huh. Imagine if he`d broken his wrist! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Houghton Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Get well quickly Bruce! For the most part the snow was fantastic in the morning, but as the day went on the wind piled up some soft spots and the skiiers skidded up some more. After lunch you really had to pick your spot to lay it over, or you could be surprised by a sheet of ice or a big soft hole. Thanks again to Chris for the arrangments, and to all the club members for putting up with us. All in all a great day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. Hopefully it was your back ankle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 I wish you a good and fast recovery Bruce. One day hopefully I'll get to ride one of your boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Damnit Bruce, why'd you have to go and do that? Hopefully it is nothing serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone Posted January 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Inherent risk of board/prototype testing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 That sucks! Hopefully it's nothing serious. Get well soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 even i don't know you bruce (till date..!), all the best to get quick ready to rock again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlepper Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Bruce,hope you'll get well soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Bruce did two complete front flips after stuffing his nose. I was impressed by the fact that he maintained good riding form even while upside down. Get well soon Bruce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe T Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Bruce, Maybe the carving gods didn't like the get up you were wearing. Definitely didn't look as colour coordinated as the rest of the crew. If only you could put together an outfit like you do a board! :) Just kiddin' though ... wishing you a speedy recovery! Gabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veector Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 I was just coming up the lift when i saw him being treated by the patrollers. I was lucky enough not to get hurt when i hit a soft shoulder. Best wishes to Bruce on his road of recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilledog Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Take care Bruce!! I didn't realize there was soft snow anywhere up and over there Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Bruce, I hate it when that happens! Hope you heal faster than I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Bruce, Dang, sorry to hear about your bad luck that day. I bet even in your current form you could still kick some arse at the local race I know there is know a secret group of riders all hoping you'll ride less and make boards more. Dream on, eh. Hope to still see you at the ECES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Get well soon, Bruce! Hope to see you at the ECES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Dold Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Bruce: Sorry to hear this, I hope it's not as bad as it sounds. Let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Self Diagnosis is a tendon torn off the bone on the outside of the ankle. Peroneal tendon subluxation is what my Dr will call it later today when I see him. Good news is I can weight bear in an aircast and have done a board a day since the injury. Pretty draining on the energy though. Finishing the last 3 Olympic boards today and then that is finally off my agenda. Learned tons and it will filter in slowly but mostly to do with the Titanal constructions. All I can say is most people would not enjoy the wide turning of the boards we developed but they accelerate extremely well and you can really keep the weight on the edge over any type of ice! Head to head testing showed that my best fiberglass carbon boards ( superboards) would flutter a bit over certain real hard patches where the Titanal boards would just hold. The metal construction works well in freecarve boards but I have not done a ton in that direction due to the goals of making them fast. The ones Jasey will be using in PGS have 14mm taper!! I have tested enough to know the limits in either direction and now will concentrate on making them more user friendly for the different levels of riders. The construction is fine and I just need to put it into a more friendly shape. I was testing a 169 AM that was built for a person about 40 lbs lighter and it was a bunch of little things that added up to the crash. 1-board too soft 2 - not waxed and sticky 3- unfamiliar hill 4- soft heavy snow in unexpected ditch area near side of trail Eliminate any one of these and the survival rate would surely go up. I came over a small rise on the hill where a traverse goes across and just popped about 2' of air and was to land on what looked like solid ground. My weight was a little forward due to the sticky board on takeoff. The snow gave away, the board stopped dead and I was upside down after hearing the snap in my ankle. Could slide down a bit on heelside but toeside was out of the question as the tendon would pop whenever pressured. So it will slow me down but not stop things unless the Dr tells me differently. So back at it and sorry to all the guys I screwed this season with bad delvery promises as I really ended up doing a lot more towards the development than expected. I'm almost filled with orders for 07 as I had a large order for high end racebaords and I'm trying to not end up in the way behind position again as that is the part about the business that really takes the fun away and its simply my own lack of planning for all the little gremlins that seem to sneak up. Probably will not do ECES as my cast will just be off by then but will send off a one of a kind 180 Racecarve II Titanal construction for the draw. That ought to break a few hearts!! Cheers, Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDY_2_Carve Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Probably will not do ECES as my cast will just be off by then but will send off a one of a kind 180 Racecarve II Titanal construction for the draw. Bruce, Are you coming to SES? I was looking forward to riding my first coiler! :) Get well soon bro. Injuries suck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Wow, worse than I thought but good to see that joint damage is little to none. I'd better do more midweek carving to limit the exposure level of my 170 EX. I've had 3 offers to buy it even after it was accidentally run over this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. sandman Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Bruce, Sorry to hear of your injury. Close to my heart - Please do yourself a favor - read the thread (if you haven't already!): http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?t=6311&page=1&pp=30&highlight=talus (especially entries 15, 23, 28, &48) and also take the time to read this article: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020901/785.html Hopefully some useful info. I injured my ankle exactly a year ago yesterday. I had surgery in late Sept., just came back to work 2 wks ago. Still have pain in certain positions. Had the correct diagnosis been made initially, I would have been in a non-weight bearing cast for 6 wks., and might not be wondering "when I can finally ride next year - will it still hurt?" Hope all heals well. And by the way, have 2 friends here in Superior California w/ several of your boards - man are they beautiful!! Great stuff. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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