Dream Maker at Bear Mt. Was A Nightmare

August 2, 2007

On April 13th of this year I was making runs through the park at Bear Mt. , Killington , VT. All was well and I was stomping some big jumps when things went for the worse. It was windy and the jumps were baked out and not maintained. The park had been closed for the week and we were the first group of riders to use it since it had been closed. So as you can tell conditions werent ideal. I made my way through and then started down the runway for the last big kicker , started my rotation for a 180 but then for some reason , I bailed out. I stopped in mid air and basically dropped straight to the knuckle. My left leg was first impact and immediately snapped my Tib and Fib in the lower part of my leg. Then to brace myself , I stupidly put my arm out and due to high velocity impact , it hyper extended , dislocated and fractured my elbow. So there I was on the transition in extreme pain , nobody around and my season was over. Talk about being bummed. The pain in my arm was the main problem. I even unstrapped my board myself and was able to sit up while waiting for Ski Patrol. All the riders blocked the jump like a small army and that was inspirational. I had to have emergency surgery on both my leg and elbow and had to spend 2 nights in Rutland Regional [thanks guys]. Fast forward nearly 3 months and here I am trying to figure out the IRF. I have 22k in bills , no insurance and NEED HELP. tlaravie7@hotmail.com

Posted by HarryHood