This thread is somewhat timely for my as I tore my ACL in December and am waiting on reconstruction surgery.
Those who have skiboarded with me before know that my desire to tackle difficult terrain far exceeds my technical ability to do so, resulting in many dramatic falls! However the short length of my skiboards, and my ability to roll out, has always protected me from serious injury. Even on non release bindings, I always felt relatively safe on skiboards. In fact the big plus of skiboards for me was the ability to tackle steeps, bumps and trees that I would never have done on skis
Like many others, as my proficiency increased I experimented with longer skiboards, then longboards and then skis. My injury happened whilst I was on my 150cm, narrow Kastle skis that I use in icy conditions. As I was getting off the lift a novice snowboarder pulled me backwards by the shoulder in an attempt to save himself from falling. My butt got below my knees, I caught an inside edge, and my ACL tore in half. I wasn't even going at walking pace.It really drove home how the length of skis puts your ligaments at risk if you get your knees in a vulnerable position. It also helped to reinforce the fact that modern ski bindings are not designed to protect the ligaments in your knees from injury. Based on the mechanics of the incident, I know I would not have been injured on skiboards as my tails would have just slipped put from underneath me. I still would have ended up on my butt, but with my ACL intact. Lesson learned.
Ir's not a battle that can be easily won on the internet, so I don't try too often, but it drives me crazy when people on the FB page say they are going to use release bindings to protect their knees. So the information in this thread is excellent when it come to educating people about how our equipment choices effect our risk of injury. Thanks ysb33r for putting this together.
Those who have skiboarded with me before know that my desire to tackle difficult terrain far exceeds my technical ability to do so, resulting in many dramatic falls! However the short length of my skiboards, and my ability to roll out, has always protected me from serious injury. Even on non release bindings, I always felt relatively safe on skiboards. In fact the big plus of skiboards for me was the ability to tackle steeps, bumps and trees that I would never have done on skis
Like many others, as my proficiency increased I experimented with longer skiboards, then longboards and then skis. My injury happened whilst I was on my 150cm, narrow Kastle skis that I use in icy conditions. As I was getting off the lift a novice snowboarder pulled me backwards by the shoulder in an attempt to save himself from falling. My butt got below my knees, I caught an inside edge, and my ACL tore in half. I wasn't even going at walking pace.It really drove home how the length of skis puts your ligaments at risk if you get your knees in a vulnerable position. It also helped to reinforce the fact that modern ski bindings are not designed to protect the ligaments in your knees from injury. Based on the mechanics of the incident, I know I would not have been injured on skiboards as my tails would have just slipped put from underneath me. I still would have ended up on my butt, but with my ACL intact. Lesson learned.
Ir's not a battle that can be easily won on the internet, so I don't try too often, but it drives me crazy when people on the FB page say they are going to use release bindings to protect their knees. So the information in this thread is excellent when it come to educating people about how our equipment choices effect our risk of injury. Thanks ysb33r for putting this together.
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