So fed up of stories like this every single year. Stupid bloody Skiing.

You say that, but just how much hot choc with a dash of malt WHISKEY are you downing 😱😂 @chocmalt

Sorry @chocmalt but this made me laugh.

I love the idea that people who don't ski might assume I am spending my holidays indulged in thrill-seeking adventures, rather than pootling around the mountain at a leisurely pace from cafe to cafe.

So what, I would still rather die on my skis! Some of us like skiing... a lot

Christ alive, sit at home polishing your halo and clutching your pearls! What do you do for fun, put an extra lettuce leaf on?

You sound exciting!!!!

I'm sure skiers have a fulfilled life too!

Perhaps they just went on a skiing holiday (ie with the school), enjoyed it, and want to go again!!!!!

Why didn’t you mock my post in full view of everyone @BlueWhippetsForever instead of leaving a pathetic little laugh emoji in secret? If you have an opinion, just give it.

Exactly this. I think it's quite right they don't give details.

Sure you can injure yourself jogging, but you can't kick yourself in the eye with skis

Though I'd say cross country skiing is likelier more risk of injury than jogging because you will be going faster than a jogging pace, especially when going down hills, and you can't stop suddenly if there's an obstacle, like a fallen tree just round the corner on a hill. And then there's the risk of snowmobilers crossing the path suddenly, even though they're supposed to be careful of skiers.

I'm glad I don't need thrill-seeker adventures to feel fulfilled. I get enough enjoyment out of my life without taking what I see as unnecessary risk. Yes, I drive, but I see that as a necessary risk. I guess that's what it always comes back to: We each have our own set of rules for what is and isn't worth it.

@sunbum I've just read a report pretty much confirming what you said, he'd gone off-piste to help another skier. Hit one rock was thrown into the air and landed on another, the helmet split in two.

It doesn't mention Go-Pro but what a nightmare for the person he went to help. Imagine trying to live with that knowledge someone had a life changing injury trying to help you.

You can get soft silicone straws, that have to be saver than the steel ones that are like a ridgid pipe.

I don't know if the MS family were secretive about the accident, but I sort of get why they are secretive about his condition now. It was reported at the time
Hes obviously not able to give consent for photos or film to be published. And nobody would really want undignified photos of themselves in the public domain.

Not really any different to the older footballers and other celebrities who've ended up in nursing homes with dementia.

Rich family, controlling the narrative, I guess. there was a lot of hush money paid around the time. A french journalist got taken to court by the family and settled, not said anything since etc. Powerful, rich man with a huge ego, adrenaline junkie, it's a pretty humiliating way to end up I guess, for a man like that, so the details were all supressed in the media. I think Go Pro were also involve as their stock dropped .... But the locals talk about it.

@sunbum is that what happened to MS? A go pro injury? Why are they so secretive about it? It's bloody tragic. Stupid life changing (or death) accidents can happen in all sorts of ludicrous situations. I dwell on the woman who tripped over while holding a cup with a reusable straw and it went straight into her brain through her eye. She died. I don't let my son use those now. I've got a drawer full of them while I try to be environmentally aware 🙄

Lots of people injure themselves jogging.

Most runners myself included have running injuries.

Ah yes, I had a vague memory of there being a go-pro on his helmet, on the side and it being there contributed to his brain injury. But I couldn’t be arsed to google the details so decided to leave it out.

Talk about wanging on, OP......

Apparently around 400 million people go skiing every year (I think that may be in addition to those that ski all the time as they live in snowy areas).

You therefore need to get this into perspective!

I have a son about to go on a school ski trip and a daughter who loves horse-riding, so I hate reading articles like this. There’s also a swimming coach at my local pool who is in a wheelchair after a skiing accident (he collided with another skier). I think terrible accidents like this make the news because they are rare, or different, whereas car accidents barely make the local news. (I realise that driving may be a necessity and skiing isn’t). One of my daughter’s friends was left severely brain damaged and paralysed after a car crash.

I don’t know what you’re trying to achieve with this thread, but, yes, skiing can be dangerous as can many, many other sports, pastimes and activities.
Everyone does their own risk/benefit assessment and goes from there. I take my child skiing, but I wouldn’t allow them to do boxing for example. Each to their own.

I don’t know why you are quite so agitated that not everyone makes the same assessments and decisions you do. Let it go!

You've never been hunting then! 🤣

Literally a bunch of people of varied experience, some on strange horses, drinking alcohol and galloping around with few rules or regulations.

My understanding of Schumacher's accident is that it was a freak one and he was extraordinarily unlucky.

But you don't have to be skiing for that. I know of someone who died because they fell down the stairs and broke their neck in their house.

yeah exactly, used to be commonplace to see people filming while skiing with the Go Pro on the helmet. V rarely see it now, for that reason. Not officially mentioned butbif you go to Meribel, where Schumacher's accident happened, all the instructors and lifties tell you. They also point out where it happened. He wasnt even really off piste, he we skiing between 2 pistes on the ungroomed bit under a lift, apparently. He was also very unlucky.

l lived in Czechia when I was young, and there was a v small (and janky) ski slope near us, and everyone just taught themselves. I then went skiing properly and the instructor said that people like me are actually worse than beginners, because of bad habits.

It's also very difficult to say someone is capable of skiing say Reds because the Reds in one resort might not be the same difficulty as a different resort. Each resort grades their own runs.

Runs become easier and harder depending on the snow conditions. A nicely groomed red with fresh snow can be easier than a chewed up Blue in the same resort