What if it's not retrievable?

[theletup]

Anybody on here ever wreck a sled into an area that there's no way to get it out without a chopper? What if the sled was totaled and sitting about 10 miles off the trail in a spot where it definitely can't be towed/packed out? How would the insurance handle this? Who covers the chopper ride out? Would insurance just consider it a total loss instead of spending money on a chopper? Would they tell you you're screwed until you get it out yourself?

Having a pretty bad month so far...

 

[yz400ex]

Is this hypothetical or are we talking about your new sled already?

 

[Environmentalist]

That doesn't sound good! This is why you have an insurance agent...give him/her a call and find out what they will do for ya. I do know there are some chopper services that will pull it out locally. What area did it die?

 

[snowmobiler]

find a different sport before you hurt yerself

 

[akstormin]

Is this the brand new sled?!! Dude, that sucks bad! Your insurance company isn't going to like you very much.
As for the sled. Assuming its in a legal riding area, it should be pretty simple to get a chopper in there and lift it out, cost should be $1000 or less. If you're fortunate the insurance will pony up for the lift.

Sorry to hear and best of luck in your extraction efforts.

 

[diggerdown]

Wait till summer and get a few pack mules, set of wrenches, and cordless sawsall!

 

[theletup]

Yes this is my new sled already. Been riding a long time without anything like this ever happening, let alone two totals in 9 days. I'm just having an extremely bad month The first total was sled error and there was nothing I could do to prevent it. This accident was 100% my fault. Over shot a peak on a long pull and jumped over the platform down the cliff on the other side of the peak. Couldn't turn out and just had way too much speed at the top... Wasn't pretty. Took about 2 hours to hike back out the top in waist deep snow on a nearly vertical face. Got very lucky to have no injuries. Once I got to the top of the peak I over shot we still had another bowl to get out of on one sled and it was getting dark fast. I hiked out of that bowl as well and we made it to the ridge above safety just as it got completely dark outside. The most f**ked up part was we had decided to start heading out of the valley we were in and I decided to get "one more" climb in. It didn't go as planned. I screwed up at the top. You can call me stupid and tell me to find a new sport, that's fine. Won't change my love for sledding. I will however think twice about the risks I'm taking before pointing up or down something. Sometimes you start feeling a little too confident and this was definitely the situation yesterday. This was the closest I've ever been to having to stay the night in the mountains. I can say that yesterday's events were exactly why I ride with the riding partner I was with. We both stayed calm and made it to safety as quickly and safely as possible. And that's the stuff dreams are made of boys and girls...

So I spoke with insurance this morning and technically I do have "towing" coverage. Can anyone with experience in this area help me out with the steps to getting a chopper ride out?

 

[theletup]

That doesn't sound good! This is why you have an insurance agent...give him/her a call and find out what they will do for ya. I do know there are some chopper services that will pull it out locally. What area did it die?

We rode in from Trestle Creek. Couple peaks over from Lake Darling. On a good note we found some amazing riding in the hours before the accident

 

[Environmentalist]

We rode in from Trestle Creek. Couple peaks over from Lake Darling. On a good note we found some amazing riding in the hours before the accident

Two sled in 9 days! Don't ask to borrow one of my sleds. When I was reading your story, I was thinking that sounded like that area of Trestle. Definitely not a place that you can tow a sled out of! If you post up on the "other site" in the N.Idaho/Spokane section, there were some guys talking about choppering out a sled earlier this season. Good luck!

 

[theletup]

Two sled in 9 days! Don't ask to borrow one of my sleds. When I was reading your story, I was thinking that sounded like that area of Trestle. Definitely not a place that you can tow a sled out of! If you post up on the "other site" in the N.Idaho/Spokane section, there were some guys talking about choppering out a sled earlier this season. Good luck!

I promise I would never ask to borrow anyone else's sled In fact I just might take the rest of this season off just for good measure.

 

[jvb]

Sometimes crappy things happen. The rush and the adventure is why we love this sport. I've always said its hard to ride with anyone that you dont trust your life with out there, because you never know what will happen. At least you werent hurt, you can always replace the sled. Im sure you insurance agent isnt going to insure a sled for you again though lol. Good luck getting it out.

 

[Vertical-Extreme]

So let me get this straight; you totaled a sled, had a 2 hour hike out, caught a ride with your riding partner, then right before dark took "one more pull"
On his sled, screwed that up and almost had to spend the night?? Maybe Darwin was onto something....


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[2XM3]

Wow glad your safe but i would sure hate to pay your insurance premium on the next sled....wow 2 in 9 days holy balls

 

[snowhawkaddict]

Maybe it's not worth savin!

Anybody on here ever wreck a sled into an area that there's no way to get it out without a chopper? What if the sled was totaled and sitting about 10 miles off the trail in a spot where it definitely can't be towed/packed out? How would the insurance handle this? Who covers the chopper ride out? Would insurance just consider it a total loss instead of spending money on a chopper? Would they tell you you're screwed until you get it out yourself?

Having a pretty bad month so far...

This ones @ Hawk Fest right now, even Fistopher couldn't take this bird on!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=12ZOqz3dY8s

 

[rmscustom]

So let me get this straight; you totaled a sled, had a 2 hour hike out, caught a ride with your riding partner, then right before dark took "one more pull"
On his sled, screwed that up and almost had to spend the night?? Maybe Darwin was onto something....


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I think he crashed his on the "one more pull". Read a little closer before you kick a guy when hes down.

 

[rmscustom]

Theletup, holy crap that sucks, glad your ok again.

 

[theletup]

So let me get this straight; you totaled a sled, had a 2 hour hike out, caught a ride with your riding partner, then right before dark took "one more pull"
On his sled, screwed that up and almost had to spend the night?? Maybe Darwin was onto something....


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Yeah man, you've got it completely backwards. The one more pull is what caused the long night. Almost had to spend the night because by the time I was able to hike out of my crash it was getting dark quick and we were in a pretty sketchy spot. Buddy wanted to make camp, I wanted to GTFO. We went with the GTFO option and got out at about midnight.

My first totaled sled came 9 days ago when my throttle stuck wide open and plowed into a tree. I replace that sled, put about 90 miles on it and then this happened. Like I said it's been a bad month for me. Ride ten years with no badly wrecked sleds and then total 2 in 9 days.

 

[theletup]

Wow glad your safe but i would sure hate to pay your insurance premium on the next sled....wow 2 in 9 days holy balls

Yeah ride for years never even having to be towed out and then 2 sleds in 9 days... Still in shock

 

[Twostroke]

It would really suck if you went back to retrieve it and it caught on fire during the process. Bring a camera. I may have known someone who did opps I mean had something similar happen..

 

[theletup]

It would really suck if you went back to retrieve it and it caught on fire during the process. Bring a camera. I may have known someone who did opps I mean had something similar happen..

Yes that would be extremely tragic