Snowboarder vs. Big F'in Tree

I ran across this blog yesterday and thought I'd share. Good reminder to bring it down a notch on crowded days.

Omg...that made me a bit squeamish esp since I was eating something.

I hit a small  tree last year in February and I wasn't going fast. At first, I thought I broke my femur. I still have a bump on my thigh from it. It looks like one of my hips is super wide.

Originally posted by ABrad25 That dude must have been doing something else cuz thats rough but i hit a roots to a tree and thought i was done for but i was actually goin fast enough to not really throw me off

Yeah, but you bouncing off a root is completely different than hitting a tree and coming to a complete stop.  If you're really hauling ass and a tree brings you to a dead stop instantly, there's a hell of a lot of energy that's dissipated over a short distance.  And since that distance isn't composed of the flex of the tree (it's a big tree, it aint moving) it's gonna be your body doing the compression.

That was an intense story, sorry to hear about his accident and hope he continues his recovery.

Ouch, that looks like it hurt a little bit.    

I always wondered how an advanced rider could hit a tree and be severly injured.. or die..

its not like they just pop out.. and when you are in the trees, isn't hard to get enough speed?

damn that sucks. looks painful as hell. safety first. at least it was just his ankle though

Gross.  A big reminder to take it easy, and that we need to appreciate the mountain and not take it for granted... as it can own us, and not the other way around.

Yes, ouch.

what the crap damn, that looks horrendous

Smart of him to throw his feet forward. The reason why most people die is they go straight into it. If the nose of your board hits the tree, your head will be the first part of the body to hit the tree. Really sucks, hope to hear he gets back on the slopes soon.

Owen Wilson died recently by snowboarding into a tree!  Hope this guy is ok!

holy crap. those pics with those metal stakes sticking out of his legs. ugh. i would be sick if that happened to me.

Some really nasty snaps there but it's also a good reminder that we aren't invincible. 46MPH, though - really?

Jesus... practicing riding switch and going 40 mph?  Wow good dedication on his part to get back snowboarding.  Insane story.

Wow... what a story... Maybe practice riding switch slower??

OUCH, that's really fast to hit a tree and after reading that blog I feel really bad how much bad luck he has had trying to recover. Hopefully he can get back to full strength someday and ride again.

Nature really kicked his butt!

A couple years ago an expert skiier at our local hill died when she hit a tree on a double diamond run.