Injuries + Trip Planning

drwclrk

drwclrk

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What's up everyone, hopefully this isn't a repost. I've got 2 questions--

I skied last weekend on my stiff-as-hell 4FRNT MSPs and got some pretty bad toe-bang. Getting around, even just walking, has been difficult since. Some friends of mine are headed to Vail on Friday and have invited me along. Here is my first question:

Have any of you skied injured? There has been a lot of talk of olympians and pros skiing injured, I get that, but I'm a casual weekend warrior with nothing to prove. Is it worth it? Toe-bang sucks.. it's such a minor thing yet it will drop you on the couch in a hurry.

Part 2: I'm hesitant to ski on my MSPs again. My other pair of skis is a beater pair of center-mounted Line Invaders that have been my park ski for the past few years. 10/10 would not recommend skiing Vail while less than healthy on shitty park skis? I'm open for thoughts! Mind you, I will not be skiing park.

I appreciate sarcasm, hit me with it. I'm looking for any advice/similar experiences/suggestions/etc.. Thanks in advance!

 
You'll be fine.

As long as you don't have terrible backseat form, if you're just gonna rip powder at Vail you probably don't need to worry about toebang too much. And if you're sending big rocks, just focus on landing balanced. Eat some ibuprofen and trim your nails.
 
Injured? I thought you gonna say you tweaked your knee at least. Don't be a pussy. Mow some ib Profin and get on that shit. Meanwhile I have 22 staples in my belly after losing my spleen recently. But I'll be back at the end of March.
 
First off, you don't have a ski problem you have a boot problem. Toe bang like that aint your skis fault, something else is wrong.

The main question about skiing injured is how much do you need to ski in the future?

The guys that ski in the Olympics are doing it because if they win they can make their entire career. They completely risk blowing their knees so badly they'll never walk correctly again in their entire life. Skiing now is more important than skiing tomorrow/next week/next month/next year.

So you need a cost/benefit analysis. Your injury sounds painful vs. life threatening. You might lose some/all toenails. If you push it and fuck it go skiing anyway, might miss the rest of the season due to such bad pain. Suck down ibuprofen like its candy and you might make it through the day/weekend. Miss rest of season on shitty groomers... meh fuck it you shredded vail on an awesome day.

Play it safe, get your boots fixed, sort out your shit and ride again next week/rest of season.

That is primarily the decision tree.... but only you can decide what is worth it.
 
you are mildly hurt. not injured.

if its a powday and you live for powdays, go ahead and rip it. if you arent really feeling it, just say fuckit and stay home. pretty easy. do what feels good.
 
I understand that I'm not seriously injured, but you have to sympathize with discomfort. My toenails are black and falling off one by one :/ I guess it's just an unusual case, I've never had this happen before.

Perhaps I'm looking for a response to the question "Are beat-up park skis appropriate for a hard day at Vail? Also, I'm in some physical discomfort, so I wont be operating at my fullest capacity."

I also understand the cost/benefit analysis you are all recommending, haha. I know what my options and potential consequences are. What I'm looking for is someone who can relate, and say, "Damn dude, I skied pow on my beat to shit Fischer Addicts and ended up having a terrible day. Not worth it" or conversely, "I had the best weekend of my life skiing my park skis in the backcountry".

 
You can still have your planned trip be done. But you should still avoid hard slopes, I mean runs that needed a lot of your energy. Have a safe trip, hope you enjoy! :)
 
Im skiing dv this week with a sprained ankle. It has been fine so far. A toe injury, although it may hurt, will not really be a huge risk to ski with as you can't reinjure it worse. If you feel that you can handle the discomfort then go for it. As for the skis, they will not matter at all in terms of your injury. Use the park skis if you feel way more comfortable on them but I would use the 4FRNTs imo.
 
Don't want to make a new thread. Broke my thumb overshooting and silly me got a soft cast on it for 3 weeks. Where I'm from seasons basically done in 3 weeks. Haven't tried a glove over it yet. The cast isn't super soft, just not a typical one. Keep shredding hard with no poles for 3 weeks?
 
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