I returned late last night from my weekend trip to Breckenridge, Colorado where I officially kicked off the snowboarding season. Unfortunately for me, I hurt my shoulder on the first day there and missed the final two days. It's a second degree separation of the AC joint and it was not pleasant. The x-rays are kind of interesting so I'll see if I can scan them in and post it.
Of course I had it coming because I violated my own rule of staying out of the terrain park until day 2. But after 4 hours or so I couldn't leave well enough alone - I had to hit this box in the park. The first run ended in a face full of snow but no injury. The second run went perfect and so I thought I was good to go. The third run ended with my board slipping off the box and me landing on my shoulder on the snow. If I had to rate the severity of spills I've taken this wouldn't be high on the list, but right when I hit I heard a crack and knew I was probably done.
The good news is a 2nd degree separation shouldn't require surgery and I should be better in two to three weeks - hopefully just in time to kick off the Ohio snowboarding season over at Mad River Mountain...
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OUCH - sorry to hear that! You need to start being more careful, dad.....
Hopefully you had a good book so you could enjoy your enforced R&R for the rest of the trip.
Well Budweiser won out over the book this time. But, you know, it was for the pain...
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