I took my daughter, younger son and his friend skiing this Sunday. The conditions were okay. The top half of the mountain was fairly icy. The bottom half was loose granular snow. The sun came out every once in a while but for the most part it was overcast. Snow fell a few times.
I was with my daughter most of the time. And joined up with my son and his friend for a few runs. My children definitely love skiing. I snowboard. Going to the mountain is one of a few activities we all do together that everyone enjoys.
On one of the runs, I went up a rise on the side of the trail (terrain park) that was compacted snow. When I came down to join the main trail, I caught my downhill back edge and fell. My neck whipped back and my head hit the snow hard. I laid there for a few seconds to catch my breath.
When I sat up I felt a little sick to my stomach. I also immediately thought I must have a concussion. I took off and inspected my helmet. I was glad I was wearing it even though I do not know what, if any protection, it provided. My helmet showed no damage. I looked up at my tracks to see if I could see where my head hit. There was an impression in the snow that looked like it was actually a soft hit. I put my helmet back on. I boarded down to joined my crew who waited at the lift eager to take another run.
I remainder of the day went without major injury or incident. Well, the snack bar closed early and a promised of hot chocolate provided a new challenge. Without permission we went in and filled out brought from home cups with hot chocolate and a little soft serve. This upset my daughter. So I sought out an employee and got two opinions that what we did was okay. That eased her woes. Next time we are there I will reimburse them for two hot chocolates.