A near-death experience on the slopes wasn91裸聊视频檛 enough to turn Nathan Fisher away from the sport he loves.
The Vernon man opened his own snowboard shop, Pop Mode Board Supply, in October 2021, less than three years after he was swept away by an avalanche on Silver Star Mountain.
Located on 31st Avenue, the shop offers boards, bindings and boots as well as men91裸聊视频檚 and women91裸聊视频檚 outerwear, clothing and footwear.
91裸聊视频淏usiness has been excellent,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 think I91裸聊视频檝e sold just about 30 snowboards so far and it91裸聊视频檚 busier than I imagined, I91裸聊视频檝e been able to grow the store and the inventory faster than I had originally expected, and people are just so excited for a new shop in town.91裸聊视频�
It91裸聊视频檚 another blessing he counts following a life-changing incident in 2019.
It was March, and Fisher was snowboarding with his friend Tyler At SilverStar Mountain Resort. It was a strange day from the beginning 91裸聊视频� unseasonably warm at 17 C.
91裸聊视频淣ot three turns in I had set off an avalanche and I didn91裸聊视频檛 know it, and before I knew it, it was taking me down the mountain at about 60 km/hr,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 know the exact speed but it was fast, and I thought that that was it 91裸聊视频� it was surreal.
Fisher lost a binding and started flipping down the mountain. Halfway down the run he hit a tree which knocked him unconscious, before a metre of wet, heavy snow washed over him.
91裸聊视频淭his tree saved my life,91裸聊视频� he said, as it prevented him from falling further and being buried at the bottom of the run. 91裸聊视频淚 came to and was like holy moly I can91裸聊视频檛 believe I91裸聊视频檓 alive.91裸聊视频�
Fisher suffered a broken jaw, collapsed lung and a dislocated femur and shoulder, among other injuries, but miraculously there were no serious injuries to his head or spinal column. He was taken by air ambulance to Kelowna General Hospital and underwent jaw surgery, and was then off to Vernon Jubilee Hospital where he stayed for a week and had hip surgery. After six weeks on a liquid diet, shoulder surgery and months of rehab, Fisher was lucky to make a full recovery.
91裸聊视频淚 have a new appreciation for life,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 think there was a five per cent chance of surviving that and even lesser chance of coming out without any permanent injury, so I91裸聊视频檓 just counting my blessings every day.91裸聊视频�
The harrowing experience didn91裸聊视频檛 affect Fisher91裸聊视频檚 love for snowboarding; he was back on the slopes the following season. But it may have even given him the perspective needed to start his own snowboard business venture.
91裸聊视频淚 realized that life91裸聊视频檚 short and it91裸聊视频檚 important to do what you love and make sure that you91裸聊视频檙e happy, and yeah, I just wanted to use my potential and basically start my own thing.91裸聊视频�
Pop Mode Board Supply can be found near the downtown Vernon bus terminal at 3105 31st Ave.
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