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** A lesson to be learned**

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Ice-Is-Scary
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This is a story about an employee at my warehouse at backcountry.com, I thought I would share so you would remember that this is a very dangerous sport and you must be calculated if you are going to huck. (I'm going to change the names)




HEy guys-
Some of you might know me, my name is So and So. I worked in the warehouse
until about 2 weeks ago. I hate to be the one to pass on the bad news.

our fellow worker "Steve", who worked in to warehouse until about a week
ago. He quit with hope of getting an accounting job up in Park City. For those
of you who know "steve", everone loves him, and he is a great guy. Yesterday his
life changed forever.

"steve", and three other former backcountry workers were skiing up at brighton yesterday. We decided to ski of the backside of Great Western. The snow was light and the conditions were safe. OUr two buddies "guy" and "man" skied down the face just fine, and then "steve" went. "steve" went off what looked to be a small 5 footer but had not seen what was below. I could just see the bottom of his board as he tumbled. The guys hiking the ridge who were EMT's and off duty patrolers saw the fall and started yelling. I skied down as fast as i could and "steve" was sliding down the 45 degree face. I stopped him as fast as i could, and could tell he was in bad shaped. I kept him as still as possible tell the others skied down. For about an hour or more i sat and held his head still and the EMT's worked on him, and call life flight. He could not feel his legs and was in an extreme amount of pain. Life Flight took him to LDS hospitl were he remains. I got to the hospital as fast as possible, only to have the worst confirmed.

"steve" broke his neck, smashed a number of vertabres, broke ribs, and his sterm.
Ryan is now paralyised from mid-chest down, and they say medically he has no
chance of walking again. He is having back surgery today and by monday he
should be out of ICU. He needs friends to help him through his.If you have any questions feel free to email me or call me
"so and so"
ps "steve" said look before you leap....
Feb 17 2006 7:47PM
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Lax_Bro40
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bummer dude... ill keep "steve" in my prayers
Feb 17 2006 7:50PM
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Holte
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very true, this is a dangerous sport we play. steve's in my prayers too.
Feb 17 2006 7:52PM
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Alkyy
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"Ryan is now paralyised"...fogot to change that steve? but that sucks i hope he can get as much of a recovery as possible thats something you wouldnt want to happen to anyone
Feb 17 2006 7:59PM
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Schoening
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man, sorry to hear that
Feb 17 2006 8:02PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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Yeah forgot to change that but regardless, it's a sobering story and really sucks
Feb 17 2006 8:06PM
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SnowCoast
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That's too bad, get well Ryan, a.k.a Steve.

And by lesson to be learned, you mean, look before you leap?
Feb 17 2006 8:16PM
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Edward.
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thats sad
Feb 17 2006 8:18PM
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skiierman
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Shit dude, I hope that he regains as much as he can.
Feb 17 2006 8:20PM
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twintipteles
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rough, i guess with all the medical innovations happening theres always hope, hold on to that man.
Feb 17 2006 9:03PM
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90iwish
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What did he do....
Feb 17 2006 9:12PM
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timmi
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man that is horrable. best of wishes to him
Feb 17 2006 9:15PM
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Liam.
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that sucks...tell him the members of newschoolers are praying for him
Feb 17 2006 9:42PM
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Girays_Brother
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damn thats horrible, hope he gets better
Feb 17 2006 9:43PM
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deathcookie
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that sux. will he have to eat through a tube.
Feb 17 2006 9:45PM
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=_=
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Im pullin for you (steve) man.
Feb 17 2006 9:45PM
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ryan.c
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yes that is a very sad story, thats why u always gotta scope stuff out b4 u hit it, even if its in the park, you never know whats on the other side

hope he gets better, even tho he wont get back to how he was being paralyzed, scary stuff
Feb 17 2006 10:28PM
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theguynextdoor91
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o shit dude thats like my worst fear ever... not being able to ski.. tell him hes in our prayers dude
Feb 17 2006 10:51PM
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K2_Pubz_360
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yeah...
Feb 17 2006 10:53PM
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rippinbumpskier
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that sux so much
Feb 17 2006 10:55PM
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skoganskier101
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wow i think that is my worst fear, to have most of my body unusable, i will keep "steve"in my thoughts and pray fo him too
Feb 17 2006 10:57PM
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i8van
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ill keep that in mind. lets hope for a miracle to happen so he would be walking again
Feb 17 2006 11:00PM
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90iwish
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What the hell did he do? Did he just jump off a cliff and land on rocks?
Feb 17 2006 11:06PM
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rockymountainmilitia
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that is so fucken scary. I dont know if it is because im getting older, smarter or just becoming a pussy, but I dont see fluffy pillow pow when I ski all I think about is what could be underneath. I check every landing every time. Best wishes for your buddy. I really hope he is one of the lucky ones who can pull through.
Feb 17 2006 11:11PM
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hiphopopotamus
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man that really sucks i hope that he gets better
Feb 17 2006 11:18PM
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