Messages posted by : snowb4ndit
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Yes you can, for a start I know that All mountain Sports have Scott Missions and I'm pretty sure most of the ski hire shops will stock 'Scott' skis.
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In Morzine last week exactly that happened, a colleague of mine at the same time said her car was covered in orange dust too. We were told exactly what admin says above.
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You could look here: http://www.money.co.uk/travel-insurance/ski-insurance.htm
http://www.ski-insurance.co.uk/ is who we used. They were the cheapest, never needed to claim though so cant tell you more than that. |
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Yes, and the lady that had the same injury as me in the hospital was on a plateau and almost stationary. Where I had my accident doesn't prove a point Tony. I've had many, much bigger more spectacular 360 crashes on piste at speed than the one that caused my injury. Whilst I agree that there is probably an increase in risk, it's certainly not inevitable. You should try it sometime, it's not that hard if you start with the really little ones!
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My physio at the moment is English. She, and a couple of french physios in the hospital have said the same thing.
The thing is Ally, I am being treated by doctors (in the French alps) that deal with skiing injuries day after day after day. They treat professional skiers as well as us amateurs and they seem to have a different attitude to ski injuries than in the UK. It's early days, but so far for me, the French health system seems to be living up to it's excellent reputation. |
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I've not been on here for a while Ally, been busy with work and the mountains. Alas I am back on the forum as I have broken my tibia and fibula and have had a plate and pins fitted. I will be non weight bearing for three months and then I am told I will need a knee replacement as I shattered my knee also. The physiotherapist said that I should be skiing again next year...Fingers crossed!
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I hope you are not to uncomfortable and if you're like me you'll be very determined to get back on those skis as soon as possible. I know you've mentioned many times, toying with the idea of doing another season but if that wasn't planned for next year, then having an op will mean you miss one or two weeks of skiing...That sounds a little better than one year!
I know my injury is very different, but when I was in the hospital, my room mate had the same injury and op as me. She was on holiday and went back to the UK within a week. She was very quickly in the NHS system and I've kept in contact with her. She's told me that physio therapy is out of the question for her until she is weight bearing again but she is continuing with what the french physio advised her to do (she is a doctor herself). Here in France I've had a physiotherapist coming to my house three times a week and I am bending and stretching my leg, ankle and feet in all ways. In fact the only thing I'm not allowed to do is weight bear. The reason I've mentioned this is because my fingers are crossed for you, not to need an operation and get better by the power of physiotherapy! |
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Looks like I'll be talking to myself on here then...Got injured,(at the end of the season)so will be stuck in doors with my feet up for three months at the least!
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