Darn it, Another Accident

Well, I got hurt badly on July 2, 2010.  Now, less than three years later, on 12/23/2012, I broke my leg skiing in Hokkaido (that would be in Japan) on Niseko mountain.

Getting around on crutches is a LOT of work....

I'm getting a lot of good nap time in.  I'll be returning to the U.S. in the beginning of March and I'm determined to finally ride the Greenbrier Rail/Trail, it will be part of my rehab program.

For the enquiring minds, I have a Tibial Plateau Fracture, Type 1, non-displaced.  This is very fortunate, so while these are pretty serious fractures, I got off without surgery/hardware, although I have to wear a cast for somewhat longer.

And no, I wasn't doing anything stupid when I broke my leg. Actually, I think one of the bindings was a little faulty or maybe set to release at too low a tension and gave way when I did a hard cut....

But unlike my last accident, I don't have a police report or anything to help me deflect blame onto someone or something else.

The Japanese ski patrol guys were really great, I was near the top of the mountain, they packed me into a sled and skied me down a long, long way.  They didn't stick to the bunny slopes either, which I found pretty impressive.

Here they are packing me into a leg brace and a sled, could almost be passed off as an Everest rescue...

Happy New Year to all and I hope to be a more active blogger in 2013 than I was in 2012.