Joanna Fletcher

Battle scars

I would like to report that after four or five months of this snowboarding malarkey, I have received my first snowboarding related scar in the form of a chipped tooth.

And to go along with said chipped tooth I have a very bruised backside and a sore neck.

However I have finally linked turn (singular though, not plural) so things are looking up!!

The tooth isn’t as bad as it sounds though. When I was on the slope on Thursday, I was buzzed by a speed skier in the middle of a turn which made me jump, catch an edge, fall very heavily on my bum (thank goodness for crash pants), hit my head on the slope (thank goodness for helmets) and slam my jaw shut.

My initial reaction was that I’d knocked my front teeth out, but it turned out to be a millimetre by millimetre square from one of my bottom teeth so really not too bad.

So I think I’m going to give my poor body a rest now and concentrate on turning in Italy – one week to go!!

The linking turns came on Sunday. I can do toe edge to heel edge (which is supposed to be difficult) and need to do some work on heel edge to toe edge (which is supposed to be easier) so if I hit the nursery slope the first day we’re in Abetone, hopefully I can still enjoy a full week of riding with the guys.

I’ve been desperate to start packing and making lists for the trip since Christmas and now that pay day has finally come I can finally finish off getting ready.

I guess this will probably be my last post before I go away, but I’ll put some pictures up on my return and tell you all about the trip!

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