He suffered an acute subdural haemorrhage and cerebral contusions. He had a decompressive craniectomy/craniotomy (they nevr said at this stage) and is undergoing intracranial pressure monitoring and will be kept in a drug induced coma for the next few days. The contusions reach the maximum swelling on day 7 post accident and then settle. If he remains in coma for that many days he will most likely get a tracheostomy.

Long term cognitive recovery? Unpredictable but the road to recovery is 6-18 months if he survives

I hope I was there for him...

Damn Schumi, always walking the risky paths you must...

He's a great guy and I was a fan of Schumi right at the start but I think most Germans liked him, too, and of course still do.

After hearing about his injuries I highly doubt this won't have consequences for his mind and/or ability to speak or move...

Best wishes for Corinna and his two children and Schumi, may you recover fast and survive this horrible trip!

But he was going off-piste, I doubt he was able to go that fast.

It depends on how the terrain was on the off-piste. Some tracks have much smoother edges than in the actual track to allow for an easier travelling for non-skiiers. 

From this video, the Meribél ski resort seems to have nice skiing terrain, even off-piste.

^Ok, thanks.

He was off-piste but also above the treeline.  This type of terrain can be very steep and include cliffs of sizes that can be hucked on not.  It is very easy to get to dangerous speeds very quickly and is considered above expert terrain.     Without knowing his exact location, snow conditions and his equipment its hard to get a good idea of what happend.  He could very well have been in a "no fall" zone.

Man this kinda shit always makes me think.  I ski all the time, Off-piste.   and while im sure it wasnt in harder spots then where he was, i have been at speeds and scenarios where in my head i said to myself, If i fall i am completely fucked.  And im sure my reflexs arent as fast as a legendary f1 driver.