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Relic

Social climber

Vancouver, BC

Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 24, 2013 - 05:44pm PT

Big Mike had a snowboarding accident on Blackcomb Mountain 9am today. He was cruising high-speed down a groomer run, Solar Coaster, when he did a normal as can be ollie over a roller. Sandra, his partner found him laying face first and not moving. He couldn't move his legs he said. Ski Patrol heli-vacced him off the mountain and he was sent via ambulance to Vancouver General Hospital.

Diagnosis is burst fracture and dislocation of his L2 vertebrae. Swelling around his nerves is putting pressure on them so they are going to have to do surgery immediately to stop that. The bursting of his L2 will make it easier for them to get in there at his affected nerves.

He is going for an MRI right now and surgery will begin after that. He's doing ok right now but his butt is sore from being on a spine board all day.

So once they fix the immediate nerve problem, he will be on the road to recovery. It will take a while but he will be back on the cracks no problemo.

Give Mike some good vibes. He will really appreciate it. I sent him some calm good energy already in the emergency ward with his sister and Sandra, the more the better.

QITNL

climber

Feb 24, 2013 - 05:53pm PT

Aw heck. Big luck to him. His trip reports rule, hope he's back on his feet writing more of them soon.

TheSoloClimber

Trad climber

Vancouver

Feb 24, 2013 - 05:53pm PT

Holy sh#t. Wishing him all the best!

briham89

Big Wall climber

san jose, ca

Feb 24, 2013 - 05:57pm PT

damn....poor guy. Heal up quick buddy

Bruce Kay

Gym climber

Feb 24, 2013 - 05:58pm PT

holly shit! I think I saw the S76 fly him to town. Odds are good of full recovery if there was no fracture and he got all the right interventions quick. I've been where he's going (L2 compression) and he's in good hands. Best wishes to Sandra and mike.

Sorry My mistake - I see the fracture dislocation . Either way if they get the anti - inflams in there and then go to surgery pronto the odds are good. Those guys at VGH spinal are sh#t hot at that stuff.

Todd Eastman

climber

Bellingham, WA

Feb 24, 2013 - 05:58pm PT

Best wishes to the big guy...

... I hate hearing this stuff.

Relic

Social climber

Vancouver, BC

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 24, 2013 - 06:07pm PT

Bruce, he has gotten and is receiving super speedy and top notch attention from everyone. The ski patrol and hospital staff are doing an awesome job.

Captain...or Skully

climber

Feb 24, 2013 - 06:07pm PT

Big Mike rules. Now you heal up quick, dammit!
Y'hear?

GhoulweJ

Trad climber

El Dorado Hills, CA

Feb 24, 2013 - 06:16pm PT

Hang in there Mike.
Here's to a full recovery.

Jebus H Bomz

climber

Peavine Basecamp

Feb 24, 2013 - 06:16pm PT

Ah, geeze, wishing him the best of luck. I suffered my own back break recently, lucky to be climbing, running, f*#king, and all that good stuff without pain now. Give me a PM, Big Mike, if you wanna talk. Enjoy the meds!

this just in

climber

north fork

Feb 24, 2013 - 06:17pm PT

Damn, horrible news. Hoping the best for mike.

John M

climber

Feb 24, 2013 - 06:19pm PT

Get well quick Mike. I love your traveling trip reports and I hope that you can get back to them soon.

grover

climber

Northern Mexico

Feb 24, 2013 - 06:20pm PT

Sorry to hear this.

Heal fast Mike.

WML

climber

Biggest Little City, NV

Feb 24, 2013 - 06:30pm PT

Hoping for quick healing and sending positive vibes the way of one of ST's best and most psyched members, and an all around nice guy. Get well soon, bud.