There are times when speed makes everything safer. 2 years ago i took a huge tumble down polar peak at fernie (there was a pretty big slide cut by the people before me, some of you may have seen it, a bit of a crowd had gathered..), I fell around 150ft over what can only be described as 'cheese grater' rocks. Had i been going slower then i was, i would have pummled myself on them, instead my speed skipped me like a stone overtop of them. All my clothes got shredded (looked like freddie kruger got to em), but my skin was only punctured in a couple small places, and i was otherwise fine. Just judge the situation...will speed cause you to overshoot and land flat, or will it distrubute the impact over a greater distance, thus making it easier on your body? I think, for the most part, bad calls in this area is what causes the most painful crashes (undershooting a gap, overshooting a table, tumbling into obstacles ie trees etc).
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