スキー客しか入れないから安全だと思っていたNASPAで、緩斜面で後ろから激突されて、膝を痛めた。現地の整形外科で膝の靭帯断裂の診断。着いたばかりだったのに、温泉も入ってはいけないし、自宅近くの整形外科にも掛かるように言われたので、旅行を切り上げて帰宅。お金もったいな〜い。暫く動けな〜い。
理不尽に思ったのは、私に激突した人がNASPA公式スキースクールでレッスン中の生徒だったこと。そして、そのコーチが中国語しか話せなくて、後で酷いケガとわかったときの連絡先を知りたかった私に、連絡先や救護室を教えるのではなく、不審者扱いしたこと。コーチが私に「危ない。左に避けて」とか「右に避けて」とか声を掛けてくれていたら、もしかしたらぶつけられずに済んだかもしれないと思うし、大体、ハの字で止まることもできない生徒さんにどういうレッスンをしてるの？？
HPを見ると、日本のコーチの資格を持ってるけど、日本語がわからない人に資格認定するのって、危険じゃないですか。同じウエアを着ていたコーチ複数に話しかけましたが、日本語も英語も話せませんでした。HPで確認するまで、もぐりのスクールだと思ってました。
宿泊先のホテルの従業員は親切で、整形外科にも連れて行ってくださいました。整形外科には中国語を話すスキー客と思われる患者さんが何人かいて、３時間待ちました。顔に絆創膏を貼ってる人もいました。
あんまり危険で、NASPAスキースクールに抗議の電話をしました。安全のためのシステム改善を願う。
I thought NASPA was safe because only skiers are allowed in, but I was hit from behind on a gentle slope and hurt my knee. I was diagnosed with a torn knee ligament at a local orthopedic clinic. I had just arrived, but I was told not to go into the hot springs and to go to an orthopedic clinic near my house, so I cut my trip short and went home. What a waste of money. I can't move for a while.
What I thought unfair was that the person who hit me was a student taking lessons at the official NASPA ski school. And the coach only spoke Chinese. Instead of telling me who to contact if I later found out I was seriously injured, or where the first aid room was, he treated me like a suspicious person. If the coach had called out to me, "It's dangerous. Move to the left" or "Move to the right," I might not have been hit. And what kind of lessons are you giving to students who can't even stop in a V-shape? ?
According to the website, the coaches possess Japanese coaching qualification, but isn't it dangerous to certify someone who doesn't understand Japanese? I spoke to several coaches who were wearing the same uniform as him, they couldn't speak Japanese nor English. I thought it was a sneaky school until I checked the website.
The staff at the hotel where I was staying were kind and took me to the orthopedic clinic. There were already several patients there who seemed to be Chinese-speaking skiers, and I had to wait for three hours. A lady had bandages on her face.
It was so dangerous that I called the NASPA Ski School to complain. Improvements of the system for the safety are urgent.