Cody Borchers
Age: 29
Residing: Calgary, AB
Sponsors: A&E Racing, Ski-doo, Martin Chrysler, Slednecks, Blue Marble Oil, RK Tek, Bulldog
Decks, Dyno Port, Fly racing, HMK, OGIO, Fox Helmets, MBC, Oakley, AMP.
What got you into sledding and how long have you been doing it for?
My buddy Pat and his family. I use to live in Sherwood Park, AB and I
would hang out at his house whenever I could. His family had a bunch of
sleds and I was allowed to come over and enjoy. It continued from there. Then my
family moved to Cochrane, AB. My brother and I worked to save up enough
money to buy XLT Polaris'. We met a couple guy's in a local riding area
near Cochrane. They saw that we had enough talent to take us to Golden, BC.
And that was the first time in the mountains. Ever since then we just
couldn't get enough. Now here I am.
What kind of sled/s did you ride this year and what mods did you do to it/
them?
I have 2 sleds this season and they are 07 Race chassis' with 800 Ski-doo
power plants. One has a RT Tek piston head kit with a Dyno Port pipe and
silencer that works amazing. It sure makes a difference from stock. The
other one has a 06 power tek 800 that is stock with a Dyno port pipe and
silencer. With a couple of little tricks and that’s it.........(top secret)
Haha!!!
You had an early season injury. What happened?
I broke my Rt Radius and wrist. I had a plate and 8 screws put in. That was
pretty sh**ty. It happen December 8 in Colorado at the Compound. I was
trying to learn freestyle. I over jumped the landing, landed flat and snap!
This started your season off on a bad note. Were you still able to reach
all your goals for the year?
Yes it was hard to take, I love all times of the winter and I missed out on
a lot of early season riding. I started riding mid February and battled
cloudy days after days. It took awhile to get the confidence back, but I
have been able to do everything I wanted to accomplish.
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You just finished sledding in Whistler. Who where there with and
how did that go for you?
Whistler was awesome this year, I got to ride with Rob Alford, Geoff Kyle,
Ray Archer, Chris Brown, Chris Burandt, Cory Davis, Randy Sherman and Dan
Treadway. It was a good time and there were a couple ups and downs, but that
is a part of sledding.
What videos can we look out for in seeing you in this year?
Slednecks 10, Frontier Films, maybe Matchstick and maybe On The Pipe, we’ll
see about those. It would be sweet to be in a Ski Video, and Moto Video.
Where did you get to sled this winter?
Revelstoke BC, Whistler BC and Colorado.
Do you stay at Rob Alfords bed and breakfast when you’re in Revy?
Oh for sure, it’s a really nice place to stay. Rob always invites me.
I hear he can cook a pretty mean breakfast. Is this true?
Rob cooks a mean one. Then I have to clean up the mess....Haha. Robby makes
it a good visit for all his guests!
What would you pick if you could only choose one; Deep pow descents, big
drops or huge booters?
Oh man. I love it all too much to choose one.
What about between gnarly flips or tweaked out whips?
Well gnarly flips are ballz and they’re pretty wild. Tweaked out whips are
the funnest things to do, I can't get enough of them. There's no other
feeling then throwing a big whip and being upside down.
You have been tweaking those whips out pretty good lately! any secrets?
Thanks, I have been trying to get better at them. It takes practice and
practice for me.
What do you think about the new 2008 Rev XP? And would you consider
riding on one next year?
I have ordered 2 for next year. Ski-doo has changed snowmobiling again. I
want to be on them as soon as possible. They look cool. Can’t wait!
Any advice you can give to someone before heading into the backcountry?
Yes, Avalanche gear and take a course as well. Make sure you know how to use it!
Because the only survival out there is you and your group! Make sure to be
prepared for anything. Bring things to keep warn and be prepared to stay
over night. Things can change so fast while being out there. Be sure to bring lots of
water and food, your buddy might forget his....... Use your Head,
common sense and have fun!
Any words of wisdom or quotes to live by?
Work Hard and Play Harder. Treat people the way you want to be treated..
Any last comments or people you want to give thanks to?
Thanks to all my sponsors and everybody that makes it possible for me to do
this.
Thanks for your time Cody
No problem,
Thank you.
