spray25
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Hi all. I've had been waiting to post about this because I was hoping to be able to post pictures of the event. I'm going to go ahead now though since I'm not sure if or when we will get uploading back.
About 5 or 6 weeks ago Black Sabbath (aka J) came down to ride with me. We had a great weekend of riding planned. The first morning we decided to hook up with a couple of my friends and my wife and go for a ride to Council Mountain.
It was a beautiful day and the snow was pretty descent. We took our time getting up the mountain and did a few nice hill climbs on some of the easier slopes. For the record the BLUE RX-1 ruled the day! (sorry J).
We decided to work our way around the mountain to some of the bigger stuff. Along the way there is a very easy hill climb. When you get to the top of this hill there is a great view of the valley on the other side. I wanted J to see this so I lead the way up the hill.
I got to the top and waited. From where I was you couldn't see back down the hill. I waited for a minute or two and then decided that everyone else must have decided not to follow. I turned around and carefully approached the edge of the hill to make sure I wasn't going to have a head on with anyone coming up. As I approached the edge I could see J's head and he was coming up the hill. He was about 3/4 of the way and all of a sudden he kind of stopped. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how he could have gotten stuck on such an easy hill. None the less I needed to go help him out. As I started down the hill and could see better I realized that he had actually stopped because my wife was sprawled out on the ground in obvious pain and her sled was upside down a little ways down the hill.
Well to make this very long story a little shorter...... My wife had rolled her sled back and over herself and was having some pretty good back pain in her spinal area. J is in the medical profession and we were unbelievably lucky to have him there. There was no way my wife was going to be able to get off the mountain on a sled, safely. We were able to contact Life Flight and get them to pick her up on the mountain. Just that morning J had convinced me to put my GPS in my new backpack/survival kit even though I knew that area we were going to like the back of my hand. We were able to give Life Flight exact coordinates. They made it clear that with out them they would not have come.
Every sledder in the area stopped during this ordeal and provided assistance. They packed snow for the Heli, helped carry her off the hill etc...
J and I then made a B-line back off the mountain (fastest trip I've ever made), jumped in the car and drove the 2 hours to Boise, where they had taken my wife. After about 7 hours they did release her, but she has a compression fracture of one of her vertebra.
It was really nice having J there for moral support and to interrupt the medical lingo into English for us.
My wife is doing much better now and is nearly fully recovered. I have lots of pics of Life Flight and etc if any one is interested.
Lessons learned:
1. Have survival gear
2. Take your GPS no matter how well you know the area.
3. Carry a cell phone
4. Be thankful for your friends.
I want to say thank you to all my friends that were their and helped, and thank you to all the sledders that were strangers, but did not hesitate to help.
I especially want to thank J. You were awesome! You were right there to help in the whole situation. Taking charge and making sure my wife was as ok as she could be then a two hour drive to the hospital, a seven hour wait, another two hour drive to get back to my place at almost 2:00 a.m. , a spoiled weekend of riding, a five hour drive back home, and not one complaint or hesitation.
If any of you get the chance to ride with J do it. He is a class act.
P.S. The Life Flight bill was $9,300. Spend the $50 a year to sign your family up for their membership. $50 is cheaper than $9,300.
About 5 or 6 weeks ago Black Sabbath (aka J) came down to ride with me. We had a great weekend of riding planned. The first morning we decided to hook up with a couple of my friends and my wife and go for a ride to Council Mountain.
It was a beautiful day and the snow was pretty descent. We took our time getting up the mountain and did a few nice hill climbs on some of the easier slopes. For the record the BLUE RX-1 ruled the day! (sorry J).
We decided to work our way around the mountain to some of the bigger stuff. Along the way there is a very easy hill climb. When you get to the top of this hill there is a great view of the valley on the other side. I wanted J to see this so I lead the way up the hill.
I got to the top and waited. From where I was you couldn't see back down the hill. I waited for a minute or two and then decided that everyone else must have decided not to follow. I turned around and carefully approached the edge of the hill to make sure I wasn't going to have a head on with anyone coming up. As I approached the edge I could see J's head and he was coming up the hill. He was about 3/4 of the way and all of a sudden he kind of stopped. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how he could have gotten stuck on such an easy hill. None the less I needed to go help him out. As I started down the hill and could see better I realized that he had actually stopped because my wife was sprawled out on the ground in obvious pain and her sled was upside down a little ways down the hill.
Well to make this very long story a little shorter...... My wife had rolled her sled back and over herself and was having some pretty good back pain in her spinal area. J is in the medical profession and we were unbelievably lucky to have him there. There was no way my wife was going to be able to get off the mountain on a sled, safely. We were able to contact Life Flight and get them to pick her up on the mountain. Just that morning J had convinced me to put my GPS in my new backpack/survival kit even though I knew that area we were going to like the back of my hand. We were able to give Life Flight exact coordinates. They made it clear that with out them they would not have come.
Every sledder in the area stopped during this ordeal and provided assistance. They packed snow for the Heli, helped carry her off the hill etc...
J and I then made a B-line back off the mountain (fastest trip I've ever made), jumped in the car and drove the 2 hours to Boise, where they had taken my wife. After about 7 hours they did release her, but she has a compression fracture of one of her vertebra.
It was really nice having J there for moral support and to interrupt the medical lingo into English for us.
My wife is doing much better now and is nearly fully recovered. I have lots of pics of Life Flight and etc if any one is interested.
Lessons learned:
1. Have survival gear
2. Take your GPS no matter how well you know the area.
3. Carry a cell phone
4. Be thankful for your friends.
I want to say thank you to all my friends that were their and helped, and thank you to all the sledders that were strangers, but did not hesitate to help.
I especially want to thank J. You were awesome! You were right there to help in the whole situation. Taking charge and making sure my wife was as ok as she could be then a two hour drive to the hospital, a seven hour wait, another two hour drive to get back to my place at almost 2:00 a.m. , a spoiled weekend of riding, a five hour drive back home, and not one complaint or hesitation.
If any of you get the chance to ride with J do it. He is a class act.
P.S. The Life Flight bill was $9,300. Spend the $50 a year to sign your family up for their membership. $50 is cheaper than $9,300.
neonphil
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Frostbite
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Spray, I heard all about unfortunate ordeal from my new buddy "J". Your right, he's a great guy (and to think originally I was worried he might want to harvest my kidneys) 
!
I hope your wife has fully recovered. Things certainly fell into place for you that day (thank goodness) and also probably thanks to "J".
I'd sure like to come down this next winter if that's ok and ride with you and your family. Maybe we could even do the Stanley run I mentioned? Spend a night or two in Stanley and then ride back to McCall.
Nice pictures and I'm certainly happy everyhting turned out just fine. Powder Blue
! I hope your wife has fully recovered. Things certainly fell into place for you that day (thank goodness) and also probably thanks to "J".
I'd sure like to come down this next winter if that's ok and ride with you and your family. Maybe we could even do the Stanley run I mentioned? Spend a night or two in Stanley and then ride back to McCall.
Nice pictures and I'm certainly happy everyhting turned out just fine. Powder Blue
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sorry to hear about your vife`s mishap best wishes hope she gets well soon
spray25
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Thanks for the well wishes guys......
PB, you have a standing invitation. The Spray Inn is open to you anytime. :lol:
PB, you have a standing invitation. The Spray Inn is open to you anytime. :lol:
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Wow, what a story. Hope your wife has a speedy recovery. It nice to have freinds like that...BBY
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Spray, Sorry for your trouble, hope all turns out well!
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You are very welcome. I think anyone in my situation would have done the same especially to such a great friend and his family. I am glad to hear she is doing well. The blue sled did rule the day that day. I still think you should paint it black though. That would be your best mod to date.
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Here are some more pics.
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"J", you've done it better than anyone of us could ever explain it! In the first picture you have posted with the two RX-1s side by side it drive home two very important points.
1. It shows unequivicably (without a doubt) how much more handsome the BLUE RX-1's are than the (so called) BLACK RX-1s.
2. You also masterfully point out how the only time a Black RX-1 is ever going to end up in front of a BLUE Rx-1 is if the BlUE one is already parked and you pull up with your skis 2" in front of the BLUE RX-1.
3. I misprinted the word BLUE earlier in this post and had a brain blast! I misprinted it as "BLUR". I guess to the rest of you guys that's probably all you'd ever really see unless we're parked?
Powder Blue
1. It shows unequivicably (without a doubt) how much more handsome the BLUE RX-1's are than the (so called) BLACK RX-1s.
2. You also masterfully point out how the only time a Black RX-1 is ever going to end up in front of a BLUE Rx-1 is if the BlUE one is already parked and you pull up with your skis 2" in front of the BLUE RX-1.
3. I misprinted the word BLUE earlier in this post and had a brain blast! I misprinted it as "BLUR". I guess to the rest of you guys that's probably all you'd ever really see unless we're parked?
Powder BlueRX-1 Mountain Boy
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the blur thing must be whenever a black sled pass a blue one 8) 8)
wich they always do 8) in the end
sorry to ramble of subject
the blur thing must be whenever a black sled pass a blue one 8) 8)
wich they always do 8) in the end
sorry to ramble of subject
