Holiday cut short by fractured ribs

TomC · 18-03-06, 11:34 PM

Hi folks just back from a holiday in waidring in Austria and im afraid to say my skiing was cut pretty short. Second day of the trip I was Skiing off piste down a pretty steep slope. When i was about halfway down my skis hit into some rock that had only a minute covering of snow and i was thrown down the hill. i was concussed and fractured 3 ribs and bruised my left leg pretty badly, had to be airlifted to the nearest hospital talk about a bad holiday.

Eoghan · 18-03-06, 11:34 PM

sorry to hear about that Tom i hope your feeling better soon.

TomC · 18-03-06, 11:46 PM

yeh Doc says ill be in the clear in about 3 weeks time, they were only minor fractures but hurt like hell

vinnie · 18-03-06, 11:47 PM

unlucky for some, hope the experience didnt put you off skiing?

TomC · 18-03-06, 11:57 PM

hell no im a seasoned skier, i've had my fair share of injuries not maybe as bad as this but ill recover

Michael · 19-03-06, 12:25 AM

sounds nasty tom, good luck with your recovery and no more off piste skiing for you.

ben · 11-04-06, 04:27 AM

Whats off piste skiing?

I dont know all of these terms!

Anyways glad your recovering fine, stay safe in the future.

Michael · 11-04-06, 12:25 PM

The piste is the main bit of the slope, i.e. the bit that is bashed and compressed. Off Piste would be the opposite, you know the rest of the snow that is not marked as a route.

Deep · 22-05-06, 07:00 PM

Ouch, well that stinks that it ruined your trip. Something similar happend to my mom while she was in switzerland, she also fractured a rib.

18-03-06, 11:34 PM	#1
TomC I haven't picked a title Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK Posts: 75	Holiday cut short by fractured ribs Hi folks just back from a holiday in waidring in Austria and im afraid to say my skiing was cut pretty short. Second day of the trip I was Skiing off piste down a pretty steep slope. When i was about halfway down my skis hit into some rock that had only a minute covering of snow and i was thrown down the hill. i was concussed and fractured 3 ribs and bruised my left leg pretty badly, had to be airlifted to the nearest hospital talk about a bad holiday. __________________

18-03-06, 11:34 PM	#2
Eoghan I haven't picked a title Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 36	sorry to hear about that Tom i hope your feeling better soon. __________________

22-05-06, 07:00 PM	#9
Deep I haven't picked a title Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 25	Ouch, well that stinks that it ruined your trip. Something similar happend to my mom while she was in switzerland, she also fractured a rib. __________________

18-03-06, 11:46 PM	#3
TomC I haven't picked a title Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK Posts: 75	yeh Doc says ill be in the clear in about 3 weeks time, they were only minor fractures but hurt like hell

18-03-06, 11:47 PM	#4
vinnie I haven't picked a title Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8	unlucky for some, hope the experience didnt put you off skiing?

18-03-06, 11:57 PM	#5
TomC I haven't picked a title Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK Posts: 75	hell no im a seasoned skier, i've had my fair share of injuries not maybe as bad as this but ill recover

19-03-06, 12:25 AM	#6
Michael I haven't picked a title Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 391	sounds nasty tom, good luck with your recovery and no more off piste skiing for you.

11-04-06, 04:27 AM	#7
ben I haven't picked a title Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 26	Whats off piste skiing? I dont know all of these terms! Anyways glad your recovering fine, stay safe in the future.

11-04-06, 12:25 PM	#8
Michael I haven't picked a title Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 391	The piste is the main bit of the slope, i.e. the bit that is bashed and compressed. Off Piste would be the opposite, you know the rest of the snow that is not marked as a route.