Fracture
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Literary Skiers 17
home is where your skis is &bull Nov 27, 2011
From the high ridges right down to the level of the road, there was snow all over the Ruby Mountains. "Ugh," said Deffeyes--his comment on the snow." Spoken like a skier," I said.He said, "I'm a retired skier." He skied for the School of Mines. In other Rocky Mountain colleges and universities at the time, the best skiers in the United States were duly enrolled and trying to look scholarly and masquerading as amateurs to polish their credentials for… Full Story »
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Octagon Rail Jam - RR Sport Jam Session
ABC of Skiing News Feed &bull Jul 29, 2011On the 20th of August, Dunedin's vibrant city centre will play host to downtown rail jam ski and snowboard competition like nothing this city has seen before. Taking the exciting world of freestyle ski and board out of the mountains… Full Story »
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Say What? :: RE: ABS refill cartridges
AltaCam - Alta &bull Jun 20, 2011
AltaCam is a website that features information on life and powder skiing in Alta, Utah. Well it's not even 2011 yet and the mountain report is showing 235" of snowfall already (104" base), and another biggie is ramping up. If… Full Story »
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Renan Ozturk Injured Near Jackson Hole
Backcountry.com: The Goat &bull Apr 7, 2011
Renan Ozturk, a filmmaker, climber, skier, storyteller and friend of Backcountry.com took a brutal fall off a cliff in the Rock Springs area south of Jackson Hole. The local ski patrol pulled him out with a depressed skull fracture, a… Full Story »
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JHSP Rescues Injured Renan Ozturk
TetonAT.com &bull Apr 5, 2011It's amazing that someone can survive when they have a depressed skull fracture, a partially collapsed lung and fractures to both C2 and C7 vertebraelet alone when this happens while skiing in the backcountry. Props to the Jackson Hole Ski… Full Story »
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Travel News: Injured On Your Snowy Vacation? The Airline May Add To Your Pain
Ski & Skiing News - Daily Local Ski News &bull Mar 14, 2011Ben Habenecker directs the Ski Patrol at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska, He estimates his 56 paid patrollers and 67 volunteers need their sleds "20 to 30 times a week" to assist injured skiers and riders. He skied down to the Ski Patrol office, and pronounced the attention he received there "wonderful," as was the subsequent assistance from Alyeska hotel personnel. No one else has ever done that." He was pleased with his care there, and came away with a sling and a T-shirt proclaiming, "I got fixed at the Girdwood Clinic." If you haven't been hurt, you can buy… Full Story »
