time for some good news. The first thing they did was run a CAT scan to check my neck. It was fine. It had seen better days, sure, but there was no serious damage. My back was good too. X-rays showed I had broken my shoulder blade and cracked a few ribs, but the really important stuff was all intact. I started thinking, "I might make it to the Parrot after all." Which I did. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it to any of the World Cups that year (and this was supposed to be my first year doing the full circuit!!!) Instead, I followed my teammates on tour from the couch... waiting for the green light to get back to training. It never came that winter. An entire season, thrown away, because I started taking my jumps for granted. I forgot about the risks involved. Basically, I started to believe I was invincible. Well, I'm not. And that's not a mistake I intend to repeat! I got away lucky, all things considered, and though it took time, I managed to put myself back together 100%. And, today, after almost a year of waiting, rehabbing, and off-hill training, I finally put ski to snow. I went over my head -- on snow -- on skis -- in Apex -- and I came out the other side. That's one very important step out of the way. For me, the season is now officially started, and I this time I plan