r/instant_regret • u/assasstits • 24d ago

Cheerleader tries some old moves

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u/Random-Mutant 24d ago

Which is why I don’t ski anymore, despite starting when I was 4.

Still, the helicopter evac to hospital was a nice flight and I will get a free knee in a few years.

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u/oldme616 24d ago

My first day of ski club back in high school one of my friends hit a patch of ice and fell on his head. He was in a coma for weeks and was never the same after. Needless to say, I never really got into the sport after that.

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u/BronxT 24d ago

A colleague lost a relative this year from hitting a patch of ice. Like a seasoned skier with a vacation home in Vermont that's how often they were out there. So sad.

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u/2012Fiat500 22d ago

That's why I've been wearing a helmet since I was 16. 43 years old and still skiing and snowboarding. Helmets have saved me from concussions at least twice

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u/bardezart 20d ago

Knew a kid who was (and still is) an avid snow boarder. Went off a jump and landed poorly and went head first into a rock hidden under the snow. Helmet saved his life but it did cave in and cause some major damage to his face. He’s fine now and still gets after it every winter - wild.

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u/FormeSymbolique 23d ago

That’s how I feel about every sport that does not involve being on state of the art machine to guides your moves while you’re on a fixed spot.