It's totally true. Heres the straight scoop on what happened, straight from people who were there, including Gordy Pfeifer. He came in switch to the jump a little slower than normal, undershot the landing by about 4 feet, ragdolled for about 75-100 feet and came to a stop near the bottom of the runout on the landing. They assumed he had compound fractures due to his screaming and such but after examination and X-rays, they realized that he had badly fractured his right heel and ankle, and broken his left ankle. He had to get immediate surgery to avoid nerve damage and it's still up in the air whether or not he'll be OK. However, its for sure that he won't be skiing much this year.
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Scratch174, thank you.