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How i survived an 80 mph ski crash

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HaydenWrong
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i raced in arctic man this weekend..... its a 5.5 mile race in the hoodoo mountains in alaska. ski down grab a rope get towed up to another mountain then let go ad ski down the last. my heel piece broke at the release at 80 mph

i dont drop until 2:29
Apr 19 2012 1:30AM
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BUTTMONKEY
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80mph eh
Apr 19 2012 1:35AM
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TheBlueMtSkier
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6:15. You're Welcome.
Apr 19 2012 1:36AM
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fsscott
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My favorite part was the good definition between the sky and the snow. Also, skip to 6:15 to watch the tumble.
Apr 19 2012 1:37AM
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HaydenWrong
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yes tied for second fastest speed i the race... first was 82.6 MPH
Apr 19 2012 1:41AM
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HaydenWrong
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haha i figured my fellow NS's would watch the race not just my crash lol

Apr 19 2012 1:42AM
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HaydenWrong
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my friends mom got a nice pic Click for larger image
Apr 19 2012 1:48AM
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Chucktheweasel
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You ski those Atomic's much? From the looks of it they have the device/race binding... which have a recall out for their heel pieces if they were manufactured years 1998-2002...If you ski those a lot, might want to have 'em checked out by your local Atomic dealer...
Apr 19 2012 1:55AM
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Lucas
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Lul shut the hell up I want moar crashed
Apr 19 2012 2:09AM
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HaydenWrong
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they are a friend of mines dads ill ask cause one of the bindings broke in a practice run and another racer had a metal heel piece that fit then the other plastic one blew apart in the race .. thanks man ill look into it

Apr 19 2012 2:09AM
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2_fadez
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holy shit thats sick
Apr 19 2012 2:43AM
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renoscrilla
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You ski like Wallisch
Apr 19 2012 4:13AM
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Mr_pretzel
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Holy shit man. You get hurt?

That looks like such a fun thing to do.
Apr 19 2012 4:36AM
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dmski
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Dayyyummn! Thats pretty crazy. Glad your alright though!
Apr 19 2012 4:41AM
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ForeverYung
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Holy crap
Apr 19 2012 9:02AM
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NinetyFour
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Dat shit cray
Apr 19 2012 9:55AM
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THUGwife
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that looked sick
Apr 19 2012 11:07AM
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Balto
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i never did trust those atomic bindings much

lol look at the tip flex in that pic
Apr 19 2012 11:22AM
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.nasty
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you were definitely not going 80 lol

all I could do was laugh at your ass breathing super hard before you drop in
Apr 19 2012 11:32AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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thats what i wanted to pint out. at least you let go of the snowmobile.
Apr 19 2012 11:37AM
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TOAST.
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So how did you survive it? You never gave an explanation on what you did to survive it.
Apr 19 2012 12:18PM
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yuck
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okay so you were going 80 at one point, but not when you fell behind the sled....
Apr 19 2012 12:35PM
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GreenStezz
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Gnar brah.............................
Apr 19 2012 12:47PM
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mizzike
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white balance fail
Apr 19 2012 1:11PM
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a_burger
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Lurk a lot, joined to say this. As someone else said, get those things checked out. My dad was seriously injured (In a coma for 2 weeks) on those type of bindings when the heel piece just fell apart on him. I think all of Atomic's bindings got recalled a few years ago.


On topic, the event looks like a ton of fun. What's the average time for a race like that?
Apr 19 2012 1:39PM
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Aiden-P
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if you had a better camera this video would be more enjoyable
Apr 19 2012 1:44PM
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2_fadez
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fuck off. any POV camera filming going 80 isn't going to look the best.
Apr 19 2012 1:58PM
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little_ey
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Haha, Should have known better the atomic bindings on those old crappy atomic race skis were recalled years ago because of heel pieces breaking all the time.
Apr 19 2012 1:59PM
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KJfarwell
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that looks super fun, the whole event of course, not eating shit like that just happened.
Apr 19 2012 2:10PM
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snocompton
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to all the haters itt; the artic man is prolly the most intense/gnar non pro race on the planet. you literally just bomb a hill, go at least 70mph (guys have broken 100 before..) get towed behind some sick sled up hill at like 70mph, then bomb another hill thats even faster.


you have to have certified big ass steel BALLS to do this race. it is just to gnar for the weak.


props op!
Apr 19 2012 2:28PM
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WI_Personallty
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legs must burn after going through that many rollers that fast
Apr 19 2012 2:32PM
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hoodratz47
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props to you man. i love when you have a epic crash and then you get up and are like

holy shit.
Apr 19 2012 2:53PM
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HaydenWrong
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thanks brother and im going to race it next year with different skis and i really want to finish haha
Apr 19 2012 3:02PM
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GreenStezz
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Apr 19 2012 3:06PM
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HaydenWrong
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record for the race is 4:01 this years winner was an olympic veteran with a world class snowmachine racer haha winning time this year was 4:03 or something its a 5.5 mile race to haha recommend everyone to come up and party
Apr 19 2012 3:12PM
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HaydenWrong
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well after the medic's looked me over i had to ride two up 8 miles back to the campsite where i drank a vast amount of beer quickly haha then the next morning my head hurt as well as my body
Apr 19 2012 3:14PM
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Broseph_Stalin
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Moral of the story: Ski fast and film it, drink beer I like you
Apr 19 2012 3:52PM
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Smilemon
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You lost momentum fast! I made the trek down to Arctic man once, but fog rolled in and I couldn't watch the race :(
Apr 19 2012 8:52PM
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gpitcher
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im still strying to understand what an artic man is.....you ski down, and then get towed back up? and then its over? fastest time wins huh

and IMO it looks closer to 60mph, maybe 80kph

Apr 19 2012 10:11PM
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CrotchKiller
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god you must be good at estimating speed from go pro videos
Apr 19 2012 10:12PM
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remster
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The fuck?
Apr 19 2012 11:00PM
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WorthDaMoney
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thats such a sick idea for a race, would definitely do that in the future if i have the money
Apr 19 2012 11:18PM
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edai
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I don't get it, you literally go straight the entire time. Why is that such a challenge?
Apr 19 2012 11:35PM
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bjobe
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LOL at the guy in the red shirt at 0:33
Apr 19 2012 11:37PM
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CrotchKiller
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did you not see the part of the thread where the op says his binding breaks?
Apr 19 2012 11:50PM
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superskier26
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the arctic man is an event that turns a parking lot in the middle of nowhere in to the 3rd largest city in Alaska for a week long party and then one day they some skiing

Hayden, props, wish i could have made it this year, imma race it next year too. this is Kory BTW
Apr 20 2012 12:26AM
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Troy.
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New bucket list item.
Apr 20 2012 12:35AM
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250r
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ok mr. connecticut, whens the last time you straight lined a big line
Apr 20 2012 2:09AM
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thegringo
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the first thing he was thinking when he fell was "did i get this on film"
Apr 20 2012 1:13PM
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freeskibum82
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haha i thought the same thing..
Apr 20 2012 2:13PM
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theabortionator
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meh
Apr 20 2012 2:25PM
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