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PROGRESS! Doc cleared me for partial weight up to 80lbs now, single crutch/cane next week, then full weight bearing "as tolerated" the week after. That makes almost exactly 3 months on crutches. I've...

That's something I've thought about many times. Another time or place and I could have had a much worse outcome...

Phil's complex sounds right up your alley, maybe the lower McKenzie river trail.

I've done the MRT with young riders a couple times, and we were able to just treat it as an out and back, and once...

Didn't come up, but he did say he really had to torque on it to get my foot moved around, so...

Six weeks out, still officially only touch-down weight bearing, but things are healing nicely. Almost completely off the pain pills unless it's been a real long day. Got the go ahead to get on a...

To be fair, they're talking Canadian dollars.



wait, that joke doesn't work anymore, does it?

^^ Always a sucker for Danny MacAskill.

Reminds me, Ride the Divide is on Netflix too. Very different from everything else that's been mentioned, I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did.

I guess I'm weird; I kinda like the rocket. I would totally buy one of the black version in either cut...

I always get self conscious if my chain starts squeaking mid ride. Like every other rider (or hiker, or the wildlife) is now judging me as a shoddy mechanic and bad human being.

Soooo freakin jealous right now...

Used is the way to go. Under a G I wouldn't really expect to find a good dual suspension, but you might get lucky. Otherwise I'd focus on a solid hardtail with a good drivetrain that you can resell...

That's weird - maybe it's a glitch. It's one of my all-time fav's, definitely worth getting a copy somehow.

OK, that was pretty sweet. Wish it was 2x longer...

Thanks, that's incredibly generous. So far we're keeping things covered - thank god we don't have kids to take care of. Then again, maybe if I had older kids I could set them to work fetching me...

Looking for stuff to fill the boredom while I heal up. Any suggestions for good bike porn on itunes or amazon prime? I have Where The Trail Ends, Follow Me, Strength In Numbers, NWD 10, Lifecycles....

Revision was easy as promised - outpatient surgery first thing, home that afternoon. That night sucked, but by the next day it was much less painful. I do seem to have lost what little progress I...

I was surprised how displaced it still is too, but he said that's typical when it's a big spiral & segmental break like that. It'll eventually remodel, but it'll take several years. His take on the...

Finally got good after films

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Sutures came out today, surgery #3 tomorrow to correct some mild malrotation. Should be a pretty easy outpatient deal though.

Wow, I'd say good luck but clearly you already have some on your side!

Glad to hear everything is turning out OK.

Awesome shots. Tear it up for me, people.

Tons of fun. Will post films as soon as I get them - my request for a cd must have gotten lost.

Finally home today. 9 days in the hospital for one bad turn. Never in a million years would I have...

Surgery #2 went well. Removed external hardware, closed fasciotomy, added tibial nail. Maybe get films tomorrow.

Feels much more stable, though the spinal block is still wearing off.

This sounds like a solid strategy to me.

Kraemer - That sounds super shitty. I think you win - I can't even imagine where I'd be at if I'd done this alone in the bc with rescue that far away.

Yeah, Eric Pollard came up a couple times. The second doc actually knew him, and was on the phone with him while I was in the clinic, telling hem he should come over and cheer up his fracture...

Talked to my doc. No surgery today - just hang out and let the fasciotomy do it's thing till early next week, then close it up and put in a ti rod. When he opened it up yesterday the muscle looked...

I went 34 years without breaking a bone, and not for lack of trying. Plenty of bruises, sprains, tweaks, and tears, but never a fracture till now. Some folks in the Mt Hood thread expressed interest...

Yeah, I got disks at the mountain, haven't had a chance to look at them yet. Got some nice pics of external fixation & fasciotomy too Might start a thread in gimp central so I'm not grossing people...

No rocks, no stumps, just grabby snow and my lack of ability. Bones are the tibia & fibula, lower leg. I have a spiral fracture right in the middle of the tibia, and a simple fracture near the head...

Nope, not locked. My left released no problem, so I'm not sure what the issue was...

Ate shit in that little gully skiers left of south canyon. Right dynafit didn't release for some reason. They did external fixation and a fasciotomy this morning, hopefully get a rod tomorrow.

Ski...

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Uncool.

I thought heather was surprisingly good actually, though I didn't even try the upper gates. The power of low expectations I guess...

I'd probably spend a week, like head north on a Sunday and back home the following Saturday. Is there a good forecasting source for that area, or just the usual suspects?

Thinking about a road trip myself. If I avoid canadian jokes can I weasel some beta?

Seems like I could make a beeline up the 5 for revelstoke, then move over to kicking horse when I get bored, or...

KOIN is calling for 2-3 feet by Wednesday. Anybody taking odds?

That's a lucky lucky girl.

PM me. I think I still have some somplace...

Gave my notice at work. I officially said "fuck it, I'm done, I'm going skiing for the rest of the winter". That's not even a paraphrase.

Felt gooooood.

Seriously, all this stoke is painful. Soon I will be a free man and can drink deep of this glorious pow. But for now I live through you, gentleman.

They can and occasionally do say chains are required even with traction tires & 4wd. It's been a few years since I can remember that happening, but best bet is to buy a set and keep them in the trunk...

I loved the cinematography in All.I.Can, and it had a couple awesome segments like the JP urban thing, but the editing drove me more nuts the more I watched it. I'm all for showing off the travelogue...

Big ups to the stranger who turned in my phone when it escaped my jacket pocket somewhere on the mountain this morning. I hear a lot of stories about douchebags and stolen gear at Meadows, it was...

Maybe the OP should get together with the person who was bitching about all the dubstep and take a "Musical Identification For Old Douches" class. I'm sure the local community college has something....

Because on a bluebird weekend day the parking at T-Line is just as bad, and they think they sound more core when they get back to work on Monday if they were at Meadows. I think there's a lot of...

I'm willing to bet their day pass sales are right on target so far.

Tru dat. It's expensive running people down in your porsche.

I did see something about more lights? Anybody know if they actually expanded the lit area, or just filling in more?

I think 10 times means 10 times, open to close. No blackouts that I know of. But I could be wrong.

fingers are crossed for the goods...

Love it. Even if that wasn't certifiably gnarly, any video were I get to see the person work themselves up first is way more compelling.