Injuries - why do they suck so much
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Injuries - why do they suck so much
First time poster, been lurking round for a couple of months.
Broke my toe yesterday on my board (yes, i know, such a spastic thing to do). I've been for a paddle pretty much everyday, since I stopped doing back to back ski seasons. The thought that I can't head into the water for a couple of weeks is so freaking depressing. Walked down the road to watch the surf and fuck I was so sad that I couldn't paddle. How the hell do people with injuries get through it.
I have had plenty of snowboard injuries before, that have prevented me from snowboarding and working (I used to instruct, before throwing it all in). However, I am way way more pissed about this, than any snowboarding injury I've ever had.
Any good ways to get surfing off my mind for the next few weeks?
Broke my toe yesterday on my board (yes, i know, such a spastic thing to do). I've been for a paddle pretty much everyday, since I stopped doing back to back ski seasons. The thought that I can't head into the water for a couple of weeks is so freaking depressing. Walked down the road to watch the surf and fuck I was so sad that I couldn't paddle. How the hell do people with injuries get through it.
I have had plenty of snowboard injuries before, that have prevented me from snowboarding and working (I used to instruct, before throwing it all in). However, I am way way more pissed about this, than any snowboarding injury I've ever had.
Any good ways to get surfing off my mind for the next few weeks?
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Re: Injuries - why do they suck so much
dinosaur has one ....dingoshred wrote:Any good ways to get surfing off my mind for the next few weeks?
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kill a man.dingoshred wrote: Any good ways to get surfing off my mind for the next few weeks?
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I seem to have a new injury from skating every week and its a C**T!! nehows im heading down to thredbo to work as a liftie this season for the first time and im hoping to work between here and canada. is it easy to find work over there? and im preety keen to get into instructing next year, how do u recon i go about getting into? recon the aussie resort clinics? or get CAD certified?dingoshred wrote:First time poster, been lurking round for a couple of months.
Broke my toe yesterday on my board (yes, i know, such a spastic thing to do). I've been for a paddle pretty much everyday, since I stopped doing back to back ski seasons. The thought that I can't head into the water for a couple of weeks is so freaking depressing. Walked down the road to watch the surf and **** I was so sad that I couldn't paddle. How the hell do people with injuries get through it.
I have had plenty of snowboard injuries before, that have prevented me from snowboarding and working (I used to instruct, before throwing it all in). However, I am way way more pissed about this, than any snowboarding injury I've ever had.
Any good ways to get surfing off my mind for the next few weeks?
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Re: Injuries - why do they suck so much
hogey wrote:I seem to have a new injury from skating every week and its a C**T!! nehows im heading down to thredbo to work as a liftie this season for the first time and im hoping to work between here and canada. is it easy to find work over there? and im preety keen to get into instructing next year, how do u recon i go about getting into? recon the aussie resort clinics? or get CAD certified?
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Did my Level 2 CSIA in 1992 geez that was a long time ago.hogey wrote:dingoshred wrote:.. recon the aussie resort clinics? or get CAD certified?
Contact the mountain directly, talk to the Instructing Heads, they should steer u
in the right direction.
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Re: Injuries - why do they suck so much
Canadian Level 1's are an absolute joke. However, they are a requirment to work in Canada. A dog could sit the exam and pass.hogey wrote:I seem to have a new injury from skating every week and its a C**T!! nehows im heading down to thredbo to work as a liftie this season for the first time and im hoping to work between here and canada. is it easy to find work over there? and im preety keen to get into instructing next year, how do u recon i go about getting into? recon the aussie resort clinics? or get CAD certified?dingoshred wrote:First time poster, been lurking round for a couple of months.
Broke my toe yesterday on my board (yes, i know, such a spastic thing to do). I've been for a paddle pretty much everyday, since I stopped doing back to back ski seasons. The thought that I can't head into the water for a couple of weeks is so freaking depressing. Walked down the road to watch the surf and **** I was so sad that I couldn't paddle. How the hell do people with injuries get through it.
I have had plenty of snowboard injuries before, that have prevented me from snowboarding and working (I used to instruct, before throwing it all in). However, I am way way more pissed about this, than any snowboarding injury I've ever had.
Any good ways to get surfing off my mind for the next few weeks?
I highly discourage working in Canada and would suggest working in the US at a destination resort. You get shit pay wherever, but you get rich bastards who sometimes give fat tips (its not unheard of to get $500 tips for a days work).
THe trouble with the US is obtaining a visa. I would suggest enrolling in a tafe course, getting a J1 visa (just get the form signed) and then unenrol from the course. Should not be too hard to get atleast a part -time instructing position in the states.
As for Australia, it is pretty hard to get into it. I'd do the hiring clinics, but come very prepared. I would suggest reading the APSI Snowboard Manual (buy it online @ apsi.net.au) before you do it. But no guarantee that you will get a job, as their are only a few rookie positions at each resort each year. Some resorts (ie. Thredbo, require rookies to be crossover.....so if you can ski andboard, that is a bonus).
But be prepared for it all. I now have no desire to even see snow after instructing in Australia. Teaching heaps of asian beginners (ie. biggest spastics ever), starts to shit you. Teaching overseas is way more fun. I know of some people who liftie in Aust, but instruct in North America.
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ha! thats one hell of a loophole cheers for the advice ay, better touch up on my skiing over the season i got some funny stories from when i worked at a go cart track and teaching asians how to drive em. but seeing as i hijacked the theme il keep that for another time hahadingoshred wrote:Canadian Level 1's are an absolute joke. However, they are a requirment to work in Canada. A dog could sit the exam and pass.hogey wrote:I seem to have a new injury from skating every week and its a C**T!! nehows im heading down to thredbo to work as a liftie this season for the first time and im hoping to work between here and canada. is it easy to find work over there? and im preety keen to get into instructing next year, how do u recon i go about getting into? recon the aussie resort clinics? or get CAD certified?dingoshred wrote:First time poster, been lurking round for a couple of months.
Broke my toe yesterday on my board (yes, i know, such a spastic thing to do). I've been for a paddle pretty much everyday, since I stopped doing back to back ski seasons. The thought that I can't head into the water for a couple of weeks is so freaking depressing. Walked down the road to watch the surf and **** I was so sad that I couldn't paddle. How the hell do people with injuries get through it.
I have had plenty of snowboard injuries before, that have prevented me from snowboarding and working (I used to instruct, before throwing it all in). However, I am way way more pissed about this, than any snowboarding injury I've ever had.
Any good ways to get surfing off my mind for the next few weeks?
I highly discourage working in Canada and would suggest working in the US at a destination resort. You get shit pay wherever, but you get rich bastards who sometimes give fat tips (its not unheard of to get $500 tips for a days work).
THe trouble with the US is obtaining a visa. I would suggest enrolling in a tafe course, getting a J1 visa (just get the form signed) and then unenrol from the course. Should not be too hard to get atleast a part -time instructing position in the states.
As for Australia, it is pretty hard to get into it. I'd do the hiring clinics, but come very prepared. I would suggest reading the APSI Snowboard Manual (buy it online @ apsi.net.au) before you do it. But no guarantee that you will get a job, as their are only a few rookie positions at each resort each year. Some resorts (ie. Thredbo, require rookies to be crossover.....so if you can ski andboard, that is a bonus).
But be prepared for it all. I now have no desire to even see snow after instructing in Australia. Teaching heaps of asian beginners (ie. biggest spastics ever), starts to shit you. Teaching overseas is way more fun. I know of some people who liftie in Aust, but instruct in North America.
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Re: Injuries - why do they suck so much
ha! thats one hell of a loophole cheers for the advice ay, better touch up on my skiing over the season i got some funny stories from when i worked at a go cart track and teaching asians how to drive em. but seeing as i hijacked the theme il keep that for another time hahadingoshred wrote:Canadian Level 1's are an absolute joke. However, they are a requirment to work in Canada. A dog could sit the exam and pass.hogey wrote:I seem to have a new injury from skating every week and its a C**T!! nehows im heading down to thredbo to work as a liftie this season for the first time and im hoping to work between here and canada. is it easy to find work over there? and im preety keen to get into instructing next year, how do u recon i go about getting into? recon the aussie resort clinics? or get CAD certified?dingoshred wrote:First time poster, been lurking round for a couple of months.
Broke my toe yesterday on my board (yes, i know, such a spastic thing to do). I've been for a paddle pretty much everyday, since I stopped doing back to back ski seasons. The thought that I can't head into the water for a couple of weeks is so freaking depressing. Walked down the road to watch the surf and **** I was so sad that I couldn't paddle. How the hell do people with injuries get through it.
I have had plenty of snowboard injuries before, that have prevented me from snowboarding and working (I used to instruct, before throwing it all in). However, I am way way more pissed about this, than any snowboarding injury I've ever had.
Any good ways to get surfing off my mind for the next few weeks?
I highly discourage working in Canada and would suggest working in the US at a destination resort. You get shit pay wherever, but you get rich bastards who sometimes give fat tips (its not unheard of to get $500 tips for a days work).
THe trouble with the US is obtaining a visa. I would suggest enrolling in a tafe course, getting a J1 visa (just get the form signed) and then unenrol from the course. Should not be too hard to get atleast a part -time instructing position in the states.
As for Australia, it is pretty hard to get into it. I'd do the hiring clinics, but come very prepared. I would suggest reading the APSI Snowboard Manual (buy it online @ apsi.net.au) before you do it. But no guarantee that you will get a job, as their are only a few rookie positions at each resort each year. Some resorts (ie. Thredbo, require rookies to be crossover.....so if you can ski andboard, that is a bonus).
But be prepared for it all. I now have no desire to even see snow after instructing in Australia. Teaching heaps of asian beginners (ie. biggest spastics ever), starts to shit you. Teaching overseas is way more fun. I know of some people who liftie in Aust, but instruct in North America.
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topics change. stop whingingRingmaster wrote:Nah......don't wait for another timehogey wrote: i got some funny stories from when i worked at a go cart track and teaching asians how to drive em. but seeing as i hijacked the theme il keep that for another time haha
Continue to hijack the f#ck outta THIS thread
Do it 3 times and it's probably a record
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