There is probably still ridable snow in some fields and in the bush, but it pretty good around this time a few years ago. These pictures were taken on the trail to Elk Ridge. All I can do is live in past seeing I did not get any riding in this year.

Cool pics, the snow is supposed to melting fast up there and won't be around much longer. Almost time to bring out the quads :beerchug:

This was taken a week or so after the above pics. A buddy and I took an afternoon off to get one last ride in. This is from the fire tower, which has been taken down, at Anglin Lake. It is probably actually in the national park, but we bypassed the gate and enjoyed the view and the sun for a little while.

We went riding up by Rabbit Lake that day. Awesome sunny morning, had a fun ride. Had lunch and headed out for an afternoon ride. Half an hour into it, I made a misjudgement and crashed hard. Loooong story, but this is what I looked like after 5 weeks later.... :banghead:

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Seems like a long time ago, but I thought it was ironic that you posted pictures from the same day.

Let's hear the story, you can't just say it's a long story and not tell us what happened in detail lol. Especially after showing that pic from 5 weeks later.

I'll give you the readers digest version. We were out in a field on a hill that you would catch air when you came over the top. I went down the hill going the opposite direction to check out the path I was going to take . There was a small finger drift about 3/4 of the way up the hill, but I couldn't even feel it going down the slope. So I turned around and took a run at the hill. I looked at my speedo and was doing about 80Km/hr as I started up the hill. When I hit that drift going the opposite way, the angle of it going up must have been really steep because it instantly bottomed the front of my sled. So the front end rebounded just as I crested the hill, launching the front of my sled straight up. Last I remember was "Oh Crap" and kicking off the sled as it was starting to come over on top of me. The top of the hill was rock hard and I got body slammed into it. Next thing I remember is waking up trying to get a breath. I knocked myself silly, winded myself really bad and bit my tounge on both sides as well. Scared the hell out of the guys, because I was apparently turning purple before I could get my first breath, then I was spitting blood everywhere. Anyway, I got hauled out of the field, taken to Spiritwood hospital and then transfered to the RUH in Saskatoon. I had crushed my L1 vertebra and was black and blue from the neck down. Don't remember too much during that first week because they had me pumped pretty full of demerol. There were some issues with bone fragments in my spinal cavity and the docs decided that surgery was not the best option. So I had to stay flat on my back for the next 5 weeks while the bone fused. The pic was taken a couple of days before I went home. Had to wear the back brace for another 3 months after that.

There ya go, the rest of the story! (By the way, don't try this at home LOL!)



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OUCH!

where abouts did that happen at rabbit lake,i have a cabin at meeting lake which is right there. just curious.

Sorry to hear about the crash.

hope you back get better. Those vertabrea injuries never really do heal.

Get a TEK-Vest. I will not ride without mine now. Got it late last year. I was so guilty for having one and not me son that I boulg for him as well!!!!

Every little bit helps!!!

It was a couple of miles west of town. A friend of mine's sister lives on a farm just North of the turn off into town and that's where we started from. If I remember right, we were about half a mile west of the highway.


Back's been pretty good since then. I took it slow at first, but I still sled, play hockey, ball, golf, v'ball, etc. I am more careful, but still pretty much do everything I did before.

A TEK-vest is is a great idea. I think that will be on my b-day list for this year...... :div20: