Re: My Snowmobile Accident
glad your ok. coulda been worse if it landed on you.
my girl and i were sledding revelstoke in b.c. canada last year.
revelstoke is said to be some of the best snowmobiling in the world.
we were allmost at the top, in a blinding snow storm, when some guy came rippin down the main trail, around a corner, he said he was doin 40 mph (really sharp corners, cliffs, 100 foot drops,)
i think he got target fixation, thru his goggles i saw his eyes go wide, and he nailed my sled. right at at the strongest part of the sled. 3 inches away from my foot! he hit me so hard i rolled, then he bounced off me and hit my girls sled behind me! a double whammy!
he hit me so hard he broke not only his crankcase but the CRANKSHAFT TOO!!
(ive never seen a crankshaft break due to impact.) man he really nailed us.
i crawlled out from under the sled (just about over the cliff) and went to have a word with this gentelman!!! i was about three feet away from him (he was allerady backing away) when i heard my girl crying, i went over to her and she was pinned under her sled.
long story short...she only sprained her ankle. i was ok but was three inches from loosing my leg.....god was watchin for us....only explanation....
he said he was visiting from california, and borrowing his buddies sled.
his buddie had insurance. he wrote off all three sleds. $25,000 bucks worth. in a stupid second. they were up filming thoes wild sledding/skiing videos.
crazy thing was if he didnt hit me, he would have sailed right off the cliff. easy 100 feet down. he would have died, no question. good on film eh?
moral of the story is....fun is fun... but lives can be lost very easy, weither its an avalanch or just goin too fast down a main trail. its not just you but other people too.
be careful out there. be safe, be the guy thats too cautious! and youll come home!
ill get off the soap box now
cheers
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