I'm new to skiing, but I've been an athlete my whole life. My first time out, I picked it up very quickly and had a blast. In early March I organized a ski trip to Seven Springs, PA, for a day in the snow. The conditions were abnormally soft and rather difficult on the thighs, but I handled the first run pretty well.
On the 2nd run of the day I fell awkwardly and felt the dreaded "pop" in my knee. There was never really any pain, but I knew that something was wrong. After laying in the snow for about a minute, I got myself to my feet and got my skis under me. As I tried to reach my friends, who were patiently waiting for me, I fell about 5 more times. My knee was weak, shaky, and not very happy that I was still skiing. By the time I got to the bottom of the hill, most of the weakness had gone. I knew something was wrong, but I was very far from the lodge.
After skiing back towards the lodge over the next hour, I didn't fall again. I definitely babied my right leg, but was able to ski without much difficulty. When I got back to the lodge and got my skis off, though, I tightened up like a drum and could barely walk. I immediately got ice on it and called it a day.
Due to the lack of swelling and the low amount of pain (relatively speaking), I figured I had sprained me knee. I continued to walk and, after about a week, got myself back into the gym and on the treadmill. All seemed well....
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