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What do *you* do when you break your ribs?

Submitted by Ean Jackson on 10 March, 2008 - 18:00

Why, go out and buy skis that are guaranteed to get you even deeper into the pow, of course!

It's been quite a few years since I hit a telephone pole in a dual slalom race in Park City, Utah, and broke 7 ribs. I'd almost forgotten how much it hurts to laugh with a messed-up rib cage. If I've not seen you on the trails lately, now you know why. Shit happens in 3s. Next what?

Robbins, Wader, Dom, Mudrunner... check out my new weapons of mass destruction. No more sitting on the sidelines while you are out in avalanche country whooping it up while I duke it out in the lift lines. No, no... with these bindings and these skins, I can climb up the side of a building and rip tight "S" turns right back down it's side. Yee, haw.

Time to call your bluff, Robbins. I can feel those ribs wiggling where they didn't wiggle before, but bring it on!

Threndyle,  Frank, Parks,  Mr. Ball ... yes, old Jackson's taking a walk on the wild side.

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Relay for Dafur

Submitted by Ean Jackson on 26 March, 2008 - 16:44.

www.skiandbikefordarfur.blogspot.com/

I'd like to try leg 2, 3 or 4. Anyone interested?

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They work!

Submitted by Ean Jackson on 26 March, 2008 - 16:26.

I duct-taped the ribs together early this morning and went up to the local mountains (Grouse) in the hope that the lift might break down and I could skin up and do all of the powder myself with these new water skis. Unfortunately, the lifts worked just fine and I didn't need the skins.

Magnificient day: There was lots of sunshine and powder for everyone. Still fresh tracks on my last of 22 runs! (John and Joan, if you read this, thanks for sharing your secret cheutes. Norona, now that I have the hardware and the ribs are getting better, I'm looking for a rematch.  Robbins, Wader, Dommer... better put the blocks to me while I'm still down.  Snooze, ya loose!)

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Shhweet!

Submitted by Monty Watts on 11 March, 2008 - 08:39.
Nice to hear that you want to earn some turns. Jackson remember the adhesive side of skins stick to the ski - not the snow. How do you hit a telephone pole in a ski race? Wasn't that a chairlift tower? I'm doing a day of touring and a day of resort at Sun Peaks this weekend. Welcome to the club. We'll have to setup a run-ski tour fatass event one day.
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Smartass

Submitted by Ean Jackson on 11 March, 2008 - 21:42.
I figure at the rate I'm going, I can put the sticky side up against my skin and wrap the suckers around me to keep my ribs from poking out.  Sign me up for the fat ass back country flash event.  (Actually, I think I did that a few weeks ago on snowshoes when I forgot my clothes....  you'll have to come up with a more creative name!)

alright!

Submitted by Dom Repta on 11 March, 2008 - 06:01.
ok bro-welcome to the world or real skiing! Now, just go get a beacon, shovel, probe, avi lung, pack, extra warm jacket for when you stop, emergency blanket, candles, tin foil,lights, you have radio's which is key... Going to Revelstoke and Banff this weekend to hit it hard but when we get back, Spearhead traverse. Check it out. We can do it in 6ish hours. Those weapons in your hand look a bit too bad for you to handle, put them down slowly bro, slooooowwwly. welcome to the realness
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Who's Bluffing?

Submitted by garobbins on 10 March, 2008 - 19:02.

Jackson, even your own wife questions your 'broken ribs', I think it's a pre-season excuse train that you are on right now!! Let me know when you figure out which side of the skins are up and which side goes down!!

 GR

 www.garyrobbins.blogspot.com

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Not questioning anymore!

Submitted by Sibylle on 10 March, 2008 - 19:13.
In Ean's defense, I am not questioning his broken ribs anymore...he's whimpering too much...even in his sleep :-(  Initially, when he lumbered in after playing hookie in the fresh pow on Monday and sheepishly said, I broken a rib, I thought he looked way too good for broken bones.  Besides, after JJ sick all fall, the flu for all but Jackson, and a concussion for EJ Powderhound (the little one), I just didn't want to hear about it. Whatever next? 

Anyway, getting the skis today made him look and feel better already!

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