Anyone got any first time Snowboarding injuries?

[VrWagz1]

Well me and the missus went snow boarding this week for the first time, and it was some of the best fun iv had in ages, but god damm it hurts.
I was doing ok for the first 2 days then on the 3rd it got really slushy and had one really hard fall which felt like i ripped my arse off sideways, then i went again at the bottom and i knocked myself out for a short bit and woke up to the ski patrol asking me what i had for breakie. I think i got a concussion out of it, which was the trippiest thing iv ever had. You loose all you peripheral vision and you feel all spaced out and you sort of come in and out of feeling sick. The missus also got a suspected hairline fracture in her arm.
But good fun was had by all and met some good people. It makes for a good story now and some awsome bruises, anyone else got any first time misshapps or funny stories at the snow.

[Julie]

So what did you have for breakfast? lol

[leonthalion]

haha, no snowboarding trip is complete without a list of injuries. i went snowboarding last year in NZ, ture my acilies tendon and broke my ankle after a collosion with a newbie skier, went flying down the hill, roll roll roll, the board dug in to some soft snow and SNAP!! lots and lots of pain, to much pain to scream though so i was sitting there for like 5 mins trying to get up b4 one of the staff noticed my ankle was the wrong way around

[commsirac]

I was doing ok for the first 2 days then on the 3rd it got really slushy and had one really hard fall which felt like i ripped my arse off sideways, then i went again at the bottom and i knocked myself out for a short bit and woke up to the ski patrol asking me what i had for breakie. I think i got a concussion out of it, which was the trippiest thing iv ever had. You loose all you peripheral vision and you feel all spaced out and you sort of come in and out of feeling sick. .

Were you wearing a helmet? Both skiers and boarders should use them, regardless of ability.
Snowboarding carries a much greater risk of hitting one's head as a beginner, as when catching an edge it tends to put the rider on the snow very quickly and gives the rider very little time to react, especially if the fall is backwards on harder snow.

[f1tzy]

LOL @ ripping your ass of sideways. When i last went snowboarding which was 7yrs ago now i fell over so much that it stopped hurting. My ass had become impervious to falls. I did have a cracker of an accident which only gave me a sprained wrist but for the skier i hit he from memory broke a leg amoung other injuries.

[VrWagz1]

So what did you have for breakfast? lol

Crappy musli.