Ski Patrol Called for Injured Skier// Head Injury // Wear A Helmet!
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Күн бұрынJack Frost, Pennsylvania - On this beautiful bluebird day, I was testing out this new purchase of lens protectors for my 360 camera -- they weren't great btw... the stitch line is awful! if you know what it looks like in this video..
.. And then I came upon an injured skier.
This is the 2nd time this year I had to call Ski Patrol for an injured rider. This was more concerning as it was a head injury without a helmet. You can probably sense - from my fumbling of words - how concerned I was while trying to gather my thoughts. Hopefully I could compose myself next time I am in this situation so I can communicate with Ski Patrol more effectively.
This happened at one of the resort’s black rated trail, and perhaps the steepest section of any of their run. Based on the accounts from the two good samaritans who witnessed her crash, and who stayed with her throughout (not with her party), she lost control towards the bottom half of the steep section. Slammed her head and crashed all the way towards the wooded area off the side of the trail.
[09:17] Ski Patrol's on-scene initial assessment was head injury with scalp laceration.
She must’ve sustained the head laceration on hard pack snow based on the blood trail that was present on the snow. I am certain that with a helmet, she wouldn’t have sustained the injury and would have not bled.
It was a bit hard to communicate with her as it looks like english wasn’t her first language. And as well as she seems to be disoriented likely from sustaining a concussion.
A few moments after I turned off my camera, her skiing buddies arrived, also without helmets on..
Me, and the two good samaritan riders stayed until she was put on the rescue toboggan and ski patrol got the information they needed from us.
LESSONS TO TAKE FROM THIS:
1. WEAR A HELMET! You will never know when your luck runs out - always be on the side of caution.
2. Always make sure you have quick access to the Ski Patrol emergency number of the resort you are visiting for the day on your phone.
3. Know the limits of your ability level.
#skiing #jackfrost #insta360 #pennsylvania #skitheeast #injury #helmet #awarenessvideo
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00:00 Starting our black trail run
01:27 Rider waving for assistance
01:54 Arrived at crash location
03:05 Call to Ski Patrol
04:33 Contact with Injured Skier
06:34 Ski Patrol arrives
07:58 Witness accounts
09:17 Ski Patrol asks for additional assistance
10:13 Wearing a helmet discussion
@OneSkiWonder 3 ай бұрын
As a ski patroller, every fatal ski/snowboard accident I've been on, the patient was not wearing a helmet. I have also had patients that were wearing a helmet, with the helmet being broken into pieces from the accident, able to walk away from the crash. Not saying a helmet makes you invincible; it doesn't. But it greatly improves your chances of avoiding a permanent head injury!
@Ghostyfrost9688 3 ай бұрын
Riding without a helmet is sooooo stupid
@TheBeingReal 2 ай бұрын
Secondary bonus: warmest hat you can wear. Ski/ride safe!
@wkr420 2 ай бұрын
@@TheBeingReal not really but definitely a good way to protect your head lol
@mmcollins3 2 ай бұрын
I'm a ski patroller as well and believe helmets can save lives. But not all. The real killers are speed (skiing or riding at a speed above your ability) and poor decision making with regards to one's actual ability. This is a sport filled with risks and rewards. Know and act upon your limits to minimize the risks.
@TheBeingReal 2 ай бұрын
@@mmcollins3 Yes, nothing is a 100%. The new MIPS helmets can make a difference. What you don’t find is issues where wearing the helmet was a detriment. Not wearing one…many examples of the detriment. Ski & ride safe. Have fun! ⛷
@dhrumit1995 Ай бұрын
Omg that’s me and my friend in the white and yellow! Thanks for helping us out! Glad we got that skier to safety
@helconm Ай бұрын
Glad you folks stayed all through out as well!
@aeg_125 2 ай бұрын
I overheard a young man in the on-mountain sports store shopping for a new helmet because his had broken completely in half after a bad slam. He was so okay he wanted to keep skiing that same day, just needed a new helmet first. Helmets are so important!
@digdugdonkey8237 3 ай бұрын
Glad you stopped to help. I always wear a helmet when skiing. I don't think people realize how easy it is to injure your head during snow sports.
@TeKnoVKNG23 2 ай бұрын
Thankfully most of the people I see out East in NC/WV are wearing them now. You're kind of looked at like the odd one out if you don't have a helmet these days, when before people looked at you funny if you were wearing one. I took a pretty nasty fall a month ago and broke my tailbone, hit my head as the second part of the impact, but with the MIPS helmet I was completely fine and it probably saved me from a concussion. Good on you for stopping, I see a lot of people yard sale and everyone just keeps going by them. Always good to check on people, can at least help them collect their skis if they slid far away, and worst case scenario you can assist if they are injured.
@UnlikelyHiker Ай бұрын
As a ski patroller myself, I will say thank you for stopping to help her. Even if you didn’t feel calm you did excellent. 👍🏻👍🏻 You did fantastic!
@helconm Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Ginny_Skis 3 ай бұрын
Glad you stopped to help her. I am a freestyle skier and I got a concussion on a jump. I was wearing a helmet. Would've been were without a ski helm.
@Ghostyfrost9688 3 ай бұрын
I can tell you’ve had a concussion 😂
@D3n1al_j3n Ай бұрын
@@Ghostyfrost9688 FUNNY. but also not funny
@aussierule Ай бұрын
Rather people look at me funny than bust my head. Look all ya want I’m not taking my helmet off
@laowai2000 3 ай бұрын
Good reminder to put the resorts emergency numbers in phone. Just did 20 days skiing straight and procrastinated and never got around to saving the number. Lucky a trip with no incidents.
@patricknedz 2 ай бұрын
This is an Vail owned resort which runs the Epic app, in the app you get a list of all their resorts and it has ski patrol emergency contact in there and they can pinpoint your location. Havnt had to use it, but I know it’s there.
@hopsterbb2571 14 күн бұрын
Emergency numbers are on the lift ticket
@frenchbrit5098 3 ай бұрын
it was good to see people stop to help.
@cvn6555 2 ай бұрын
Yes, sadly, this is a black run in PA. This is why I live in PA but almost never ski in PA. Wear a helmet, people. It is really easy and cheap ones are available online. They also rent them at the ski area. Get a MIPS helmet if you can.
@ally-gh3hv 2 ай бұрын
I live and ski in PA too. I have to say that our skiing here is pretty sad but Blue Mountain Resort in mid-eastern PA isn't too bad. It's surely not the best but it's good as far as PA.
@hopsterbb2571 14 күн бұрын
That was a black run? Where I’m from a green to blue run.
@cvn6555 12 күн бұрын
@@hopsterbb2571 Well, what you do not see are the narrow, steepish, icy drops. Almost all of our black runs have flat sections punctuated with the aforementioned narrow, icy steep bits, often ungroomed. This is not Kicking Horse or Jackson we're talking about. Most of these places have a vertical under 1,000 feet. You take what you can get when you live in the Mid-Atlantic region.
@richardredhead Ай бұрын
Had a crash about 6 years ago that resulted in 2 broken ribs, a fractured femur, and a concussion leaving me with double vision for 6-8 weeks. Had I not been wearing a helmet, the damage could have been permanent, or possibly fatal. I kept the dented helmet and will show it to anyone who's interested, saying "that could have been my skull".
@triscuitbiscuit 3 ай бұрын
Went to a very icy Shawnee a couple weeks back and was insanely surprised by the number of people without helmets. It only takes one crash to cause a TBI. A helmet won't necessarily stop a TBI but it will make the outcome much much much better.
@davidfinch9 2 ай бұрын
I grew up at Shawnee. In 1988ish an instructor went into the woods, hit a rock, did not make it. Every kid had a helmet the following season. Mine looked like a watermelon. I’m a patroller at a small club now and all the really bad injuries are riders without helmets. I’m shocked it’s even an option. Insurance companies won’t let us ride the lift with back backs on, but you can still go 30mph+ without a bucket on. Just not worth the risk.
@alexlabs4858 3 күн бұрын
Woah it looks like there wasn’t a lot of snow out there at this time! Glad there was quite a good base.
@ishowchill 2 ай бұрын
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@ryancrazy1 2 ай бұрын
you did well. thanks for helping her!
@RedBull314 Ай бұрын
I wear a helmet when doing any fast sport. I fractured my skull skateboarding without a helmet. I lost my sense of smell forever from that injury. I also still get vertigo years later. A helmet probably would have decreased the chances of getting TBI. I feel for this girl. It really sucks to be in that position. Hope she recovers fully
@lucasrocha633 2 ай бұрын
One of my most expensive gears are helmet and goggle.. I bought Anon Helmet with wavecell and Oakley Flight Decker L to protect my eyes from UV ..
@bobl6139 2 ай бұрын
Just did Sunday river Maine last Thursday so icy and fast. I was on 12th day out after a week in aspen and slid thirty yards head first had to bend a pole to stop from going in the woods. My wife’s uncle with fifty years experience did same and went across a busy trail . Our friend ended up with two broken legs rod insertion surgeries still hospitalized. East snowfall and temperature fluctuations are way dangerous this season
@specag31 2 ай бұрын
Im effed. I have a Size 8, yes, 8, head. Man did they give me crap at Basic Training. They had them, but had to go to the warehouse. I was doing pushups for 20 minutes with NCOs taking turns yelling at me. Motorcycle helmets, full face, I can find, I found a bicycle helmet once, lost it.
@ytzpilot 2 ай бұрын
I have a big head too, have a look at Pro-Tec helmets, they have an XXL that is a size 8, also a comfy liner. They have snowboarding helmets but if you can’t find one you can try a skateboard helmet too. I used to wear them when I was competing in Freestyle Skiing, they are lightweight and comfortable and fairly well priced
@c-noclark8153 2 ай бұрын
Those are what we call Blue Runs in the Rockies.
@brandonveasey8816 2 ай бұрын
Ah here is the “west coast is better” comment lol
@patricknedz 2 ай бұрын
@@brandonveasey8816I live in the east coast and appreciate what we got. Have fun doing so.
@ally-gh3hv 2 ай бұрын
Womp womp. Skiing is skiing
@ST19859 Ай бұрын
@@brandonveasey8816 because it is, if ice coast resorts were my only option for winter sports for the rest of my life, I would never want to ski or board again
@lauren2028 Ай бұрын
yeah, whatever, this is a green in VT. who cares? what matters here is that a person was hurt.
@corneliusblackwood9014 2 ай бұрын
I mean it’s not easy to stay calm, for many reasons. I was a mountain guide for a while, it wasn’t my profession, it was really just in name, I had a guy lacerate his hand all the way across, fully to the bone as well as a laceration on the forearm down to the bone, his helmet was cracked all the way around, slurring his word and such. It was my first incident, calling it in I was probably talking a bit faster than I should have, luckily we got the guy stabilized, they brought a helicopter in and took him out. My heart was definitely pounding though, I had no idea if he had any internal hemorrhaging or what, I just wanted him to make it out without anymore issues. You did a good job though.
@lukepoolservice 2 ай бұрын
I could see this as a learning lesson for patrol. Need to have resourcing coming as soon as the first responder arrives. There is a lot of waiting time That could have be organized at the first phone call.
@Vortex02-py4lf Ай бұрын
Ski-patrol arrived in around 3minutes (nice job) Additional ski-patrollers will only ski down the mountain once the person has been localized. Dispatch asked for additional ski-patrollers once he arrived. The ski-patroller in the video only asked for a snowmobile after assessing the patient for easier transport. They did an awesome job😃
@brandonveasey8816 2 ай бұрын
Jack Frost is a great mtn with great people. They just need a better park.
@wngmv Ай бұрын
I fell so many times this winter (on midwestern ice) and slammed my helmet because i was trying to learn snowboarding. So much so i got whiplash (from my masseur) in my neck and he told me to lay it off for a few weeks. It would have been me laying there had i not been wearing a helmet. Even a basic one wirhout MIPS. Wear your helmet folks. You only have one head and it does not regenerate (unlike a bone fracture).
@ihogz375 Ай бұрын
They just lay snow out on the track? How’s there snow just on the track but everywhere else is no snow ?
@allegraadams3037 2 ай бұрын
This is why if you are willing to stop for injured skiers, there is no reason to not get some first aid training. You did well to tell her to hold still, but direct pressure to stop the bleeding (gentle in case of skull fracture) could be vital.
@hereisyourmusic30 2 ай бұрын
Those look like artificial snow 🧐
@ytzpilot 2 ай бұрын
Yes which is why it’s very hard packed
@allaboutroofing2 Ай бұрын
Helmets on the slope are so common now, seeing someone without one is more taboo than riding a motorcycle without one. Pure stupidity.
@mrsseasea Ай бұрын
Question; why is there no snow on the ground anywhere else? So strange?
@Typhoonbladefist Ай бұрын
Many mountains make their own snow using machines. They mainly cover just the trails people use and nothing off-piste.
@Againya23 3 ай бұрын
My first day of snowboarding, I thought having a helmet was useless, thinking the snow is all cushy enough for the head.... I got the hang of snowboarding fairly quick but I was still fairly new at it and falling down. I decided to go down this small but steep hill that goes into a flat piece of land and I was going fast. Too bad I caught a backside edge and hit my head super hard. I didn't get a concussion I think, but I was dazed the hell out and my neck was huuurting. I didn't move for a solid few minutes but I picked myself up and decided to go home with a raging headache. Lesson learned -- wear ya helmet... I hit slushy snow which is fairly soft but it still hurt like a motherfucker. If I had hit hard packed snow or dirt or some shit like this I'd be going to a hospital with a far more serious injury.
@mitchellkirkham844 2 ай бұрын
Sorry that happened to you. Headache after a head impact is concussion until proven otherwise. I’m glad yours was minor/self resolving.
@Againya23 2 ай бұрын
@@mitchellkirkham844 That’s good to know for next time. Probably should’ve at least stopped at ski patrol next time and gotten it checked out 😂
@specag31 2 ай бұрын
How many fingers am I holding up? Who is buried in Grant's tomb?
@danwhitehurst6293 3 ай бұрын
A helmet can make the difference between a concussion and something much worse
@epicdema 2 ай бұрын
Helmets are not mandatory?
@annalittle3424 2 ай бұрын
In Colorado we call those the strips of death.
@bonefishboards Ай бұрын
Love Jack Frost. But there is a way to ride that place to avoid the weekend crazies on weekends.
@mich2962 2 ай бұрын
natural selection. that s what you call skiing without a helmet.
@momsterzz 2 ай бұрын
I couldn’t believe my eyes, an obviously fake strip of snow down a mountain? Where is this? What is the temperature outside?
@ally-gh3hv 2 ай бұрын
Jack Frost ski resort in White Haven PA. I live not too far away, and the temp these past couple weeks has been in the 40s-50s during the daytime. Not great for snow but it's pretty nice to be able to ski without all the layers
@TayTayVideoGaming 3 ай бұрын
If you don’t have ski patrols number you can always call 911, they will be able to patch you through to them.
@NubHazeNL Ай бұрын
If this is called a black run in the US.. here in Europe we call this a blue slope, very easy. Black starts at 45% gradiënt here 😂
@lauren2028 Ай бұрын
A black in Pennsylvania is not the same as a black in the US Northeast or in the West :)
@CleHasToSayIt Ай бұрын
In Europe we all wear helmets. Everyone except ski patrol sometimes
@fwblok836 Ай бұрын
Bs you are not “we all”
@CleHasToSayIt Ай бұрын
@@fwblok836 come and see for yourself.
@Mr21Lashes 2 ай бұрын
Listen kids, you may think helmets arent cool; you know whats not cool? Being a vegetable.
@bakedwithrealchez 3 ай бұрын
Its kind of stupid how expensive good helmets can be. I feel like any saftey equipment should be the most affordable piece of equipment.
@paulbia6275 3 ай бұрын
Cheap does not save life a $100-$200 helmet to save your life is a little expense in the long run and most rental areas rent them out for less than $10 as well
@pizzafrenzyman Ай бұрын
Typical east coast snow. Don't miss it.
@blakekibler9374 2 ай бұрын
Buddy that a green trail frost is a joke
@brandonveasey8816 2 ай бұрын
Yeah we know “west coast is better”.
@Ghostyfrost9688 3 ай бұрын
So many scary bad riders in PA lol
@cvn6555 2 ай бұрын
Everywhere, really. Anyplace I have been there have been too many people skipping lessons and trying to take their beginner skills onto advanced terrain.
@Ghostyfrost9688 2 ай бұрын
@@cvn6555 definitely true. I noticed a smaller percentage of them out west though. People seem to know how to ski and ride out there
@cvn6555 2 ай бұрын
Agree that people out West seem to be better. It may just be that the enormity of most of those resorts and the high level of difficulty of the black terrain means that you will rarely see or share the snow with beginners and those intermediates that are trying expert terrain. Hard to say, but, yes, I definitely see fewer lousy skiers out West.
@aussierule Ай бұрын
Y’all need to wear helmets. Damn. Being “cool” is not worth this shit.
@colinmusic3878 Ай бұрын
I will never do anything moving over 10-15 miles an hour without a helmet .... people want to wear a beanie when they ski to look cool, and that's the dumbest decision you could ever make . interpersonal collisions or colliding with a tree can be the end of your able bodied life
@fwblok836 Ай бұрын
You wear a helmet in a car, plane, train or boat going 16+? You probably wear a bulletproof vest all day.
@---yx7ti 3 ай бұрын
jerry
@aa-ze5cz Ай бұрын
Don't see any reason why you should not wear a helmet and also carry a whistle with you in the event of an emergency. An Avalung and Avalanche transceiver is also good if you are in BackCountry or where Avalanches can happen or you can get stuck in tree wells. There's a good chance any ski patrol in the area will have one active. Don't really need the Avalung or transceiver if you're just doing normal groomed runs like this. On the helmet, you should have one at all times. And if you don't think you look 'cool', get over it. All the pros wear them, so who are you trying to fool with your backwards cap or cool hair style, lol? Always chuckled that skateboarders wouldn't wear helmets because they thought it wasn't cool, when the best skateboarder of all time (Tony Hawk) always wore one with pads (even when he did Jackass stunts).
@cuddy9215 2 ай бұрын
But you lose cool points for wearing a helmet! /s
@michaeld1770 Ай бұрын
Black Diamond run 🤣
@dlmurphy707 2 ай бұрын
We call those blacks greens in wyoming
@ElSings 2 ай бұрын
I would like to further the argument that helmets are extremely important by giving you an example: There are kids that bike on my street daily (middle school to high school aged kids) who bike at night, wear zero reflective gear, and no helmet or lights. My road is busy. Not super busy, but like 40mph and near a lot of stores that people are coming out of. A few years ago there was a girl literally just coming out of the community entrance, next to the fence, when a drunk driver hit her on the side and she FLEW off her bike. Guess what she was wearing? Dark colored clothes, shorts and a t shirt, no lights, no helmet, no reflectors. You know what else is crazy? She died. She was 27 years old. There is now a shrine in front of the entrance of my neighborhood there for roughly three years now because of it. All because some kid didn’t wear the right gear. You know what else happened recently? Another crash. And it was in an INTERSECTION near me. Like one with a light and 45mph roads. Another kid got slammed into when someone was doing a u turn over there last week. But he survived with minor injuries and only two breaks, one to his wrist and one to his ribs. Guess what he was wearing? A helmet. Yes I’m aware that the visibility clothing like lights and reflectors will not protect you in the event of a crash, but they GREATLY reduce the chances. Prevention is better than treatment. And in this case, the driver was able to swerve because he saw this kid because of the lights. If he’d seen nothing but black, the kid would have been run over full on and still probably would’ve died. But he wore the right stuff. Moral of the story: but a goddamn helmet
@Benzknees 2 ай бұрын
Helmets are tested to hold in one piece when dropped with an artificial head inside onto an anvil, at about 12-14mph. In two separate studies, the average skier was found to travel at 27-33mph. Force increases exponentially with speed. And the thing that causes concussion & potentially death is the brain slowing down rapidly inside the skull. There is no test for this with helmets & no manufacturers make such a claim. You'd need car sized crumple zones & air bags for such. There is simply no way for a thin plastic & EPP helmet to prevent a brain injury. Any claim to the contrary is just mixing up a small number of random events, and correlating these into causation.
@gabrielleandrew542 2 ай бұрын
I actually believe the data from ski patrols . Their view is that helmets are protective . Id follow their advice
@Benzknees 2 ай бұрын
@@gabrielleandrew542 - So are ski patrol qualified engineers and data scientists, or are they locals who grew up skiing and know nothing else?
@mitchellkirkham844 2 ай бұрын
I’ve spent some time working on emergency trauma teams in Salt Lake near many ski resorts. You definitely want to wear a helmet and it does help mitigate injury severity. It can prevent minor head trauma and even though major high speed crashes will still carry risk for TBI/concussion a helmet always helps, especially when it comes to skull fractures or bleeding, like in this individual. MIPS is a great feature.
@Benzknees 2 ай бұрын
@@mitchellkirkham844 - Not possible to draw any such conclusion on the basis of limited data & no knowledge of the precise circumstances of each accident.
@mikegreen5596 2 ай бұрын
May people die from collisions with trees and chest internal trauma helmet not a factor, as mentioned helmets not rated for speeds even beginner skiers travel at
@clydefrogster1203 3 ай бұрын
It triggers me so much, that ski patrol wears the Swiss National Flag (white cross) instead of the red cross. Why would it be called RED CROSS if the symbol was a white cross? That makes no sense.
@triscuitbiscuit 3 ай бұрын
Because a red vest is much easier to spot than a white vest.
@clydefrogster1203 3 ай бұрын
@@triscuitbiscuit ever googled "red cross jacket"? Fun fact: It's possible to use a red jacket but use the right symbol (red cross on white background). I am really not sure if you are trying to troll me here. 😅
@WesleySnipes3568 2 ай бұрын
It would be even mo bettah if the Red Cross wasn’t abusing donations by trafficking humans through South America misrepresented as humanitarian aid.👌🏽 That triggers me Big Time
@shirleyw8720 2 ай бұрын
Are the Ski Patrol part of the Red Cross?
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