Not quite what I imagined !!!!!

Hi there Swedes and others!
Sometimes things are just not going your way, especially not when you "break" your back as they said in the hospital. A rather snowy day with only medium good visibility you should be careful in the park if this is where you're spending most of your time, especially if it has been snowing and it's difficult to judge the speed too. We started of quite carefully to warm up as usual and then we went over to the greater jumps that were open in Blackcomb. A bit difficult with the speed but still we wanted to do the tricks we have trained for, went well until a bit further down the slope.
I landed backwards after having made a 540 degrees´spin, taking a nice tailgrab. First on the skies but then I couldn't hold back and fell on my arse, laid there gasping for breath trying to find out what really happened. Felt quite OK at that time and people were asking did I survive the crash. Stood up on my skis and headed for the lift near the park. Then I started
realising... no wheel chair, had to go by sledge downhill, ambulance jeep, got a neck support and then a wheel chair.

After some time in the hospital, xray and many questions and a waiting friend Jocke the doctor showed me the xray plates. Told me I should be greatful that I did'nt have to travel by wheel chair home to Sweden and laughed. Said that Tanner Hall did the same thing + another 30 pro skiers who are totally recovered by now. OK I thought, got my crutches, the perscription and the bill of 1100 USD... I tell you, it was worth every penny to know what had happened.... life's great... sometimes you have that little guardian angel on your shoulder, hope he stays there for another while and that the rehabilitation goes well so I get a chance to do some more skiing before getting on the plane this season.... mmmm

that's what a day in Whistler may be like .... more reports and photos will come. Hopefully with shorter interval. Have converted in to being a photographer the coming 3 weeks.
Have a great time and write in this blog/andreas