Question: Who gets hit by a fence?

**Daywalker** · 03-06-2009, 06:11 PM

Answer: Me

Yeah, so I was skiing A-Basin this morning in basically crappy conditions. On the 3rd run, myself and two friends were assaulted by golf ball sized ice chunks on top of the Lenawee Lift. To get out of the hailage, I traversed down Lenawee Face. When I was ~150 feet from the top rollover, I heard a noise above me. I turned to see a large metal/wood object headed straight for me (and only 10 feet away). I tried to use my spider monkey skills to dodge but it was useless. The thing hit me at the boottop and grabbed my skis. I fell on top of it, felt my skis come free, and rolled off. I watched it, now identified as some sort of fence, careen down the hill and come to a stop in a gully. I then assessed myself and felt that everything was okay. I then noticed my (FKS) heal piece lying in the snow above me. This pissed me off as my 183 Bro/FKS combo was something I vowed to ski forever. At the same time, I noticed that my middle finger hurt and it was 45 degrees from right. I flexed it and felt it pop back into place. My buddy picked up my (healpieceless) ski and we made it down 1/2 the mountain before I flagged a snowmobile to get me down. I spent part of the time doing a 2-person toboggan on a snowboard (spinning uncontrollably the whole way, it was fun).

The A-Basin patrol/staff were exceedingly kind/helpful with the situation. They were relieved to find out that all I cared about was the health of my skis and to make sure my fonger was just dislocated and not broken. They're currently helicoiling holes so that the bindings go back in. I chalk the whole situation up to a completely freak accident. Granted, my finger hurts and it sucks to have my skis fucked up but they did a good job of making things right. I have no interest in profiting at the expense of a cool ski area.

The biggest pain that I suffered that day occured in the bar later on. My other friend was practicing her mothering skills (not at my request) and checking on the finger. She noticed that the ice was chilling my other fingers but not the one that was inflamed. When she called me on it, I responded sarcastically with, "Nurse, what would you suggest I do". She responded with, "I suggest you stop being such a fucking pussy". I was shamed and didn't talk for 5 minutes.

Anyway, beer is calming down the situation and I'm alternating between laughing at the fact that I wasn't hurt and being pissed that I'm touch-typing with a splint on my middle finger. I hope I can cram it into a mitten tomorrow for some (hopefully) fresh-snow skiing.

Fucking fences...

**Frank** · 03-06-2009, 06:18 PM

+++ on the Fuck finger +++

**bklyn** · 03-06-2009, 06:23 PM

Tell her the finger is now the "G-Spotter", would she like to test it out?

Glad you're ok.

**Name Redacted** · 03-06-2009, 06:31 PM

The american thing to do would be to sue the pants off 'em. Shit, you could be well on your way to owning A-basin!

Sounds like a real life version of Donkey kong!

Good on you for taking it in stride and not being a deutschmark

**Daywalker** · 03-06-2009, 06:47 PM

Igrew up in Arkansas/hills of Virginia, I like to think of myself as far from typical American.

Bklyn, I'll try the G-spot line tonight and let you know how it goes.

**smmokan** · 03-06-2009, 06:54 PM

Golf ball sized ice chunks and falling fences? Its been a bad year for the Basin.

Seriously, what the fuck happened that there were ice chunks and sliding fences?

**Jax** · 03-06-2009, 07:07 PM

^^^^

X2. Seriously, wtf?

Dude.

Hope the binding fix works and your finger heals quick.

**Adominable Snowman** · 03-06-2009, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Daywalker

I chalk the whole situation up to a completely freak accident.

I don't know....those fences are vicious, deliberate bastards.

Glad you're ok. Trying to feel sympathy and it sucks about the ski but.....who gets hit by a fence!

Originally Posted by Daywalker

I hope I can cram it into a mitten tomorrow for some (hopefully) fresh-snow skiing.

Vicodin's your friend. Get out there and kill it.

**bostonski** · 03-07-2009, 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by Daywalker

Answer: Me

Yeah, so I was skiing A-Basin this morning in basically crappy conditions. On the 3rd run, myself and two friends were assaulted by golf ball sized ice chunks on top of the Lenawee Lift. To get out of the hailage, I traversed down Lenawee Face. When I was ~150 feet from the top rollover, I heard a noise above me. I turned to see a large metal/wood object headed straight for me (and only 10 feet away). I tried to use my spider monkey skills to dodge but it was useless. The thing hit me at the boottop and grabbed my skis. I fell on top of it, felt my skis come free, and rolled off. I watched it, now identified as some sort of fence, careen down the hill and come to a stop in a gully. I then assessed myself and felt that everything was okay. I then noticed my (FKS) heal piece lying in the snow above me. This pissed me off as my 183 Bro/FKS combo was something I vowed to ski forever. At the same time, I noticed that my middle finger hurt and it was 45 degrees from right. I flexed it and felt it pop back into place. My buddy picked up my (healpieceless) ski and we made it down 1/2 the mountain before I flagged a snowmobile to get me down. I spent part of the time doing a 2-person toboggan on a snowboard (spinning uncontrollably the whole way, it was fun).

The A-Basin patrol/staff were exceedingly kind/helpful with the situation. They were relieved to find out that all I cared about was the health of my skis and to make sure my fonger was just dislocated and not broken. They're currently helicoiling holes so that the bindings go back in. I chalk the whole situation up to a completely freak accident. Granted, my finger hurts and it sucks to have my skis fucked up but they did a good job of making things right. I have no interest in profiting at the expense of a cool ski area.

The biggest pain that I suffered that day occured in the bar later on. My other friend was practicing her mothering skills (not at my request) and checking on the finger. She noticed that the ice was chilling my other fingers but not the one that was inflamed. When she called me on it, I responded sarcastically with, "Nurse, what would you suggest I do". She responded with, "I suggest you stop being such a fucking pussy". I was shamed and didn't talk for 5 minutes.

Anyway, beer is calming down the situation and I'm alternating between laughing at the fact that I wasn't hurt and being pissed that I'm touch-typing with a splint on my middle finger. I hope I can cram it into a mitten tomorrow for some (hopefully) fresh-snow skiing.

Fucking fences...

We all have problems man.

**Lone Star** · 03-07-2009, 01:12 AM

what goes around, comes around.....

just kidding, dude, heal up quick!!!

**Huckin eh?** · 03-07-2009, 01:49 AM

watch out at how you show off the injured finger!!!!

heal quick and props for not being a litigious-douche!

**BeanDip4All** · 03-07-2009, 01:51 AM

Originally Posted by Daywalker

At the same time, I noticed that my middle finger hurt and it was 45 degrees from right. I flexed it and felt it pop back into place.
....
I'm touch-typing with a splint on my middle finger.

Good thing it sounds like your finger is going to be okay. That way you can still

HHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDD
MYYYYYYYY
HAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNDDDDDDD!

**Jax** · 03-07-2009, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by BeanDip4All

Good thing it sounds like your finger is going to be okay. That way you can still

HHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDD
MYYYYYYYY
HAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNDDDDDDD!

ha ha!

...oh shit, please tell me that's the only photo you took

**Adominable Snowman** · 03-08-2009, 01:29 AM

Originally Posted by Jax

ha ha!

...oh shit, please tell me that's the only photo you took

How I wish that were true....

**squatch** · 03-08-2009, 05:02 AM

sweet blog.

edit: PS: big girl bikes this summer; you'll hurt way more than your iddy widdy fingy. do it.

**flatNshallow** · 03-08-2009, 06:57 AM

Completely out of context but oh so sig worthy...

Originally Posted by Daywalker

"Nurse, what would you suggest I do". She responded with, "I suggest you stop being such a fucking pussy".

So... are you off the fence then?

**Daywalker** · 03-08-2009, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by squatch

sweet blog.

edit: PS: big girl bikes this summer; you'll hurt way more than your iddy widdy fingy. do it.

Does that mean you found a bike that fits? All bikes are girl bikes to you...

I'll be down.

**StroupSkier** · 03-08-2009, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by Daywalker

Bklyn, I'll try the G-spot line tonight and let you know how it goes.

You trying shit on my girl

And I'm still waiting on those pics of the fence actually hitting you...

**rabbit** · 03-08-2009, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Daywalker

I tried to use my spider monkey skills to dodge but it was useless.

Impossible! spider monkey skills always work! The fence must have been painted with the spidermonkeyskills equivalent to kryptonite!

Originally Posted by Daywalker

Granted, my finger hurts and it sucks to have my skis fucked up but they did a good job of making things right. I have no interest in profiting at the expense of a cool ski area.

Thanx for showing that not all americans are 'me-first-sue-anybody-assholes'

There's hope for your nation still.

-peace
/r

**Wild4umlauts** · 03-08-2009, 10:16 PM

So I'm at Basin today and riding the Lenawee chair up with a patroller. About half way up he starts talking about this accident that happened earlier in the week when a snow fence got launched by the wind and took out a skier. I was like "hey I know this story - there's a thread up on TGR started by the guy that the fence took out". The patroller showed us the fences that were involved - each section is around 1000 lbs. and mostly made out of steel (not exactly what I was picturing when I read this thread). I'm amazed that there were only minor injuries.

**Dobish** · 03-08-2009, 10:25 PM

sweet blog. so the a-basin patrol is putting helicoils back in your skis? i wouldn't trust those guys....

were you wearing your sweet new underwear? cause if you were, it would be safe if the fence caught on fire.

**Al_Rouse** · 03-08-2009, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by Daywalker

I have no interest in profiting at the expense of a cool ski area.

What is this country coming to? Does this mean that the terrorists have won?

**karpiel** · 03-08-2009, 10:48 PM

I would have also asked for a free pass next year and first tracks for an hour before the lifts open on a 2'+ day.

**Rubicon** · 03-08-2009, 10:58 PM

Those fences...sneaky bastards they are.

Sounds like it could have been much worse, like if you had ended up under the fence as it made it's way down the hill. Glad you are OK.

**Daywalker** · 03-08-2009, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dobish

sweet blog. so the a-basin patrol is putting helicoils back in your skis? i wouldn't trust those guys....

were you wearing your sweet new underwear? cause if you were, it would be safe if the fence caught on fire.

There were a few shifty-eyed dudes around...

I was wearing some brand new sheep (thanks, btw), but what I really had to keep me safe was my trusty GI Joe Underoos. I never leave home without them.

I'm glad umlauts validated the 1,000 lb fence claim, I had a few folks doubting me on the heavyweight, killer fences.

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