Expand Your Sphere of Awareness

Collisions are my biggest fear while skiing, not so much for myself but for the other person. I cannot stand skiing on crowded trails for this reason, it's also another reason I'm a first chair guy as most people seem to like sleeping in.

I found this article interesting on many different levels.

http://www.realskiers.com/NEWSLETTERS/awareness.html

Great article. Thanks for sharing this. I started wearing a helmet a long time ago but I'm under no illusions. It's mainly a guard against lower speed collisions in the crowded spots near the base and maybe getting whacked by the lift while loading. If you hit something big at full speed, you're gonna get eff'd up no matter what. The point he makes about situational awareness is key though. I thought about bringing this up in the other thread about skiing playlists. Keeping an eye out and moving your head around enough to know who and what is around you is ninety percent of staying safe on the mountain. As far as I'm concerned wearing a helmet or not or even skiing with ear-buds in is a personal choice as long as you maintain your situational awareness and actively avoid collisions.

Good read Campy !! I too hate skiing on crowded trails , had one nasty collision yrs ago where I was hit .  I am acutely aware of my 360  now

I tried like hell to avoid it  saw it in my pheripheral vision , imoved as far left as i coulsd slowed down ,but the kid was out of control and had no business being on this particulartrail given his skill level . Busted binding and cracked the helmet ,damn good thing i had a brainbucket on .

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Good read Campy !! I too hate skiing on crowded trails , had one nasty collision yrs ago where I was hit .  I am acutely aware of my 360  now

I tried like hell to avoid it  saw it in my pheripheral vision , imoved as far left as i coulsd slowed down ,but the kid was out of control and had no business being on this particulartrail given his skill level . Busted binding and cracked the helmet ,damn good thing i had a brainbucket on .

DAMN! Cracked helmet -- wowzers

how's the hipster treating you, still kickin ass and takin names?

As seen at Alta.....

Great article and very appropriate for the conditions to be expected this week or so. I don't know how people can ski with tunes blasting and think that they are aware of everything around them. For me, the situational awareness is a huge part of the ski experience and what helps drive the clutter out of my brain.

Hip is doing ok , walking pretty good now , still use the cane on occasion cuz i overdid the exercise and lifted the damn leg too high and way too fast teying to get up on a new Sleigh style bed we bought .......oooooffff i saw fn stars ,and pulled the damn groin  but its coming back disnt hurt the hip at all .

I ll be fine in a month or two as far as golf is concerned

HowD you bros do in da woods , gonna have some speidies for the A18 crew ??

Just in time for the white ribbons of death, Xmas, 2015, anywhere in the Northeast that is actually open. Stack those meat sleds high and accessible.

Misguided missiles in a VERY restricted area.............yep, gotta pay real close attention all around.

As I posted got nailed by a boarder earlier this season.  If the guns were not blasting I'm sure I would have heard him barreling down on me.  For that reason I would never ski with music becuase it significantly reduces your awareness of what is going on around you.  

I am always trying to explain this in my girls. I constsntly remind them to look uphill, don't get too close to other skiers and always yield upon entering another trail or at trail mergers. My worst fear is someone taking them out so I try to instill in them to always be aware to minimize the chsnces as best as they can.