The aftermath

The Wife got her arm all patched up on Friday so I figured a follow-up was in order.  She fractured her left radius and ulna near her wrist joint.  The radius broke clear through and splintered a bit.  Her ulna has a few smaller cracks and separated from her wrist joint.  Here's the pre-surgery CT scan of her arm and wrist showing the fracture:

And here's the post-surgery x-rays:

Side view:

And the post-surgery recuperation:

We also were greeted by a couple moose when we got home from the pre-operation appointment, you know, which is nice:

At least it wasn't her casting arm

Well, there's no shortage of adventure and excitement around here.  One day The Wife is making powder turns in the Chugach; two later she's laid out on an icy curb with a broken arm.  As Ash said upon finding out that her sister had broken her arm, "You can get down a 2,000 foot mountain but you can't go for a run around the block?" 

For those brave enough, here's a picture of the damage.

Over the handlebars

After spending most of yesterday studying, I decided to take a break and go for a bike ride with Karta. Mountain biking is a lot like backcountry skiing in many regards. You spend the vast majority of your time humping your rump uphill for a relatively brief trip down. There is, however, one significant difference. You don't get to land on snow when you fall off your bike.
Despite my flight over the handlebars, it was a pretty fun ride.