probably because of the adrenaline rush you get from the crash and you wont feel any pain for few minutes so you think youre fine. So then when you feel fine you just instantly go for the sled but for sure you should always take it easy and make sure you didnt break any bones and stuff.
One time I shattered the largest bone I'm my foot. Because of adrenaline I was able to run with a limp for a half mile threw the woods before the pain made me give up
I don't think there was much of a lesson to be learned here, almost guaranteed he went back and tried it again and probably nailed the landing the 2nd time.
@@awdeveau well if its true that he tried again and landed it, he must have done something different. because the first time was a LESSON in what not to do!!!
Damn dude, you got super lucky. I had a very similar crash about 6 years ago. Same speed, maybe a little faster, and the sled even pitched the same way when it went airborne. It left me with 4 inches of my tibia sticking out of my leg. Glad you're ok.
New sleds are great with all the suspension travel but man i miss the low slung oldies, you still would have wrecked but you wouldnt have flung out infront of the machine. You made my heart skip a beat. Glad ur ok dude
That’s one of my biggest fears. When you’re on a perfectly flat trail and your motoring along and then hit a massive whoop that tosses you. You got lucky
Had this happen to me yesterday on my sled on a packed trail that didn’t have enough snow going too fast, got away with only side panel latch and a vent broken. Windshield, bars and my body all intact. Durable machines
Had a similar crash going half that speed during a practice day on my dirt bike. Only difference was you walked away. TGFS (thank god for snow). Gnarly wreck though, glad to see you get up 💪
@@bigshloob6873 I think the difference of falling into snow rather then pavement balances any speed difference. I would rather break a bone then get a bad case of road rash. And I speak from experience of having both multiple times.
And that’s why you don’t pin the throttle on trails you are either not familiar with, or are not in great condition. This happened to my friend when we were out on the sleds. I told him to not go wide open down a certain section of trail that he had not been on before that day. A similar thing happened where there was a bumpy section like this and it threw in into the air and off the trail. All around him were cut and snappes trees effectively making pikes sticking out of the snow that he could have easily impaled himself on.
If your going to ride like lightning 🌩 your going to crash like thunder ⛈ hope your all good and not to expensive to fix sled haha my edit this was 4 years ago wow im just getting this in Recommended dam RU-vid algorithm
Some guys in my hometown went out on a snowmobile trip in the wilderness of oregon like a year ago. One of them ended up driving right into a chain that was neck high. Almost completely Took his head off except for a little bit of skin and muscle hanging on. His friends had to stay next to his body for something like 12 hours while someone went to get help because there was no service for miles and miles. Very sad story. Be careful out there. Always remember that anything can happen at any moment
@@CharliePuma Or just some bastard thought it'd be funny to play a sinister game. Anyhow God bless the dude who almost had his head taken off. Hope he's doing well! And you be sure to take care too, my friend! 💫
I'm a snowmobiler and this is why I don't like to haul ass on trails too many moguls where I ride but when you get into the trees that's where I like to be!! Glad you walked away man!!!
Those were such good looking sleds too. Pisses ya off when ya see a Mtn sled roll down a mountain and it's fine, then have a small crash and almost total a machine out.
Been there before! Bent the hell out of my bars, the rear bumper and the tunnel partially. Also slid on my back for how ever many feet! Wish I had a gopro on like you did
Had a 2011 Sno Pro 600 version of this sled. Absolutely loved it. BUT..that chassis is super twitchy at high speeds. This same thing almost happened to me every time when at full speed.
I did 70mph on my snowmobile this winter. I went across a lake 2 times then gave it hell on my tracks once i knew it was safe. At 70mph i was just over half throttle and it scared the heck out of me. No idea how in the world you were doing 70mph in that.
I gave up snowmobiling on trails after one too many close calls with snowmobilers traveling at reckless speeds. Because trails are much less predictable than roads, varying in both geometry and snow/ice covering, it demands a healthy safety margin. Anything approaching freeway speeds is simply unsafe, period. I’ve seen and heard about too many snowmobilers injured and killed by avoiding this reality. The greatest tragedies result when they hurt innocent others, such as children riding as passengers. Snowmobile manufacturers could engineer remarkably safer products but they turn a blind eye to innovative ways to achieve that, instead preferring to blame drivers for excessive speed or intoxication. True, but both could be prevented. Because they have not, the snowmobile industry continues to dwindle.
As you can see clearly in the video, I was riding power lines, therefor much wider than your standard trail. I was in a long open stretch where I could see for .5 mile + and was leading the pack so I knew I was safe to open the sled up, so the only person in harms way was myself. And thats the gamble you take and what makes snowmobiling the rush it is.
That sucked. Not sure the back story to this but always know your trail before you start ripping. Even if you were on that trail the day before. The snow changes every time you go out. A fun jump one day turns into an awkward bump the next.
Been there, done that. Fucked the F7 up pretty well, I hurt for 3 days.. Lucky, because we were 45 miles from the nearest road.. was able to ride it out.
i been riding sleds for over 30 years seen someone killed up north the same way he hit a tree broke his neck. i dont ride small sleds they just dont have the weight to keep them on the ground GO BIG OR GO HOME.
Snow is amazing, I'll drop cliffs, huck myself and my sled off massive jumps, haul ass through trees. But yet dirt bikes terrify me to even limp around on.
I hit a ice heave on what looked like a perfectly flat surface. I was standing at the time and was only at around 40mph. Big bang and the sled stood straight up, was kind of scary if I had been sitting it probably would have really jarred my back. Sleds will lull you to sleep and WHAM. Lesson here is stay in tracks if possible on a lake if not ez does it.
