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Fracture Fridays

Injuries are a common topic in mountain communities. We tend to push ourselves to the point of having them. If you have an on-mountain or sports-related injury, we want you to share the story of your injury, recovery, and redemption (and if you’re currently injured, we want to hear your plans for the last two).

New stories will print in the Vail Daily on Fridays

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Fracture Friday: ACLs aren’t just for adults

Last January, my season came to an abrupt end as I tore my ACL and disrupted my knee while skiing. Most people don’t know that there’s nowhere for pediatric surgery in the mountains. I had...


Fracture Friday: Recovering in mind and body

Heading into the senior season of my Division I collegiate lacrosse career, I considered myself one of the luckiest athletes I knew. I had managed to play four years of a varsity sport without having…


Fracture Friday: My Maine chapter

This tale pales in comparison to the gruesome injuries, arduous rehabs and heroic redemptions that have preceded it in other Fracture Friday stories, but my only on-snow injury — no matter how humble — is…