Jan 31 2010

Broken Bones, metal holding my teeth in place, staples in my head

Category: amber @ 04:01

Things have turned out pretty bad, as i write this blog at 3am from hospital.  Its day 3 now.  I had an operation on my arm as my humerous was snapped in two and all the ligaments twisted (maybe it could take a year to get feeling back), so they put a metal plate holding that in place, stappled my head closed with staples, put metal across my teeth as they were loose, and my back is fractured causing more pain than anything else but they not worried about that. 

Maybe the lesson learnt is always ride your own lines dont try beating your boyfriend to the gnarly ones.

All I remember is going to fast to beat the sluff down then not being able to stop.  I got bounced from both sides of the chute through the rock landing sitting upright but knocked out.

I thought i had lost my arm as i could only see part of my shoulder the rest was twisted behind me.  The Heli was flown in and off i went to the krankenhous(its german for hospital) the name is appropriate as im beginning to get kranky in here.  Tomorrow i go home and and and........................well do nothing.  Im hoping to still make it to the FWQ competitions and support my boy. 

It is so hard to accept injury when all you want to do is be on the mountain everyday.  Im hoping in a few weeks i can be back on my board and take photos of people.  Im so gratefull that things are not worse and im still here to write this. 

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Jan 18 2010

Finally a Powder day

Category: europe | snowboading | travel | powder daysamber @ 17:54

After being in Austria for 3 weeks and the snow not falling, I was pleasantly suprised to rock up the mountain late with my jib board to ride park and be greeted with no people and a top to bottom (untracked) powder run to start my day.  All day my top to bottom pow runs just kept on adding up.  The only people that seemed to be off piste were some other Aussie and American freeskiers who helped pull me along with their poles!!  If you can rock up the hill at 11.30 and ride freshies all day I know i have come to the right place. 


 
To make my day even better I was happy to get accepted to Engadine to compete.  As I look out the window now the snow is still falling and its definalty a day for a longer board tomorrow.......................

 

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Jan 7 2010

Kreischburg FIS Half Pipe Event

Category: competitions | contests | europe | snowboadingamber @ 09:56

I have been in Austria for about 10 days now and spent it all in Kreischburg.  Let me just say as a mountain its amazing for beginners but thats all.  With a free 9 day pass I havent even bothered to ride more than an hour a day.  It takes 40 minutes to the top and about 15 minutes down to the bottom pretty much just going straight.

The pipe comp starts today and some of the Kiwi team is here trying to gain their spot in the Olympic team.  Its going to be good to watch.

We finally leave tonight and head back home to start riding properly.  It seems that my skills on groomers have improved so much since being here!!!!  Some how I dont think that will help me for the extreme comps.

 

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