big thanks to those who helped

[gibsons]

Thursday evening we ended coming off bolder a little late and I ended up driving my sled off one of the bridges on the kirkup trail. Friday morning we went to retrieve the sled and I would like to thank everyone who stopped to help lend a hand.

 

[catsass]

Did the turbo get away on you ?

 

[gibsons]

I was staying to the right trying to stay in the fresh snow to cool down the sled, I looked down at my gauge to see the temp. And when I looked up the right ski was going off. 20' fall straight down.

 

[medler]

Glad you werent hurt..Sled ok?

 

[hurt'in albertan2]

dang!! glad u are ok how did the sled fair?

 

[the_real_wild1]

How did your shorts fair?

 

[MATTIAC]

we had that happen a couple year back coming out of area 51, some guys lent us their honda gas rope winch to get the sled out. nice to have greta people around willing to help or help with gear. i know ill always be that guy to lend a hand what goes around comes around

 

[Shadam]

I already ride a heavy sled so wotz a few extra pounds to carry a bunch-a-crap to fix problems.
so often its not for my sled but buddies and randoms.
I recommend carring a saw, wensdy at quartz it felled 4 trees to extract sleds.
my sled is so big and heavy that I really appreciate everyone that has ever helped me,
and I cant ride past somebody seriously stuck, I'm all for the big challange.

karma is a bitch ...

 

[catsass]

I hope things turned out ok for you and your sled

 

[PINKalicious]

So glad to hear your ok!

 

[Slamnek]

Back in 2004 coming down the renshaw trail a guy on an rmk 800 went flying off the trail down to the creek bed. A bunch of people stopped and had ropes to help this guy. His sled was lawn darted up against a huge spruce tree we got it on its track, he started it and pinned it up the bank and made it. He got off his sled looked at it and said "wow, nothings broken" and pinned it down the trail. No thanks or anything. douch bag!! There were guys still trying to climb back up the bank and he just peeled off. Heres a couple pics.

 

[Slamnek]

heres the pic of his track goin off the trail

 

[gibsons]

sorry, can't seem to load image. file://localhost/Users/FamilyFolder/Desktop/IMG_0030.JPG

 

[ferniesnow]

Just read this………how did I miss it?

You must be okay, other than wounded pride or you would have said something. Probably a lucky man, eh!

As a groomer operator, I like to get the snow pretty much down to the bridge decking and leave the rails showing. Some times with the big dumps it is pretty time consuming.

 

[jaredszakacs]

Glad your ok I was the guy in the orange and grey klim coat on the black doo that was there to help pull you out as long with MILTON,SLEDJED glad your ok to bad about the sled but amazing what 14 guys can do on a rope hahahaha

 

[gibsons]

lol. no kidding I appreciate the help. sure didn't take long once you guys grabbed on.
once I figure what's going on with my computer I'll get the pic's up. was a pretty good fall.

 

[gibsons]

Not sure why, but this is the only pic that will download. the pic's from below were alot better.

 

[jaredszakacs]

that pic does no justice at all! Plus you need the pics of the MASSIVE Boulders in the creek I'm very amazed you were not hurt bad on that.

 

[gibsons]

Yeah I have pic's from below, but for what ever reason none will load but the one. I will have to try and get the wife to figure it out I guess. lol.

 

[TylerG]

try resizing the photos then uploading, if you are having further difficulties pm me and I'll try to help you out.