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                                                    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.

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Andrew Hardingham Interview

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That's right kiddies... I got a couple Q&A's with the one and only Joanna Majcherkiewcz.  Click on the mug shot or here to read what she had to say.

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(i got my permit 2 days before i was driving illegally with no parent that is)         On September 9th, 2004, I had just got out of school, took my friend Sadie home, and headed to my g'maws house where I live. I ran in the house, got some money of course, and was going into town for a job interview and to get my g'parents something to eat. My parents house is a mile down the road, so as I passed by, I noticed one of my old buddies was outside with my dad. My dad owns a body shop(he's a mechanic), so usually when I pass by, there are a lot of people out there I know. I went about 2 miles down the road after passing my parents, and turned around at a spot I was soon to hate. I went back up the road to my dad's. I got out and talked for about 5 minutes, then got back in my car to back it in time for the job. I remember the last thing I did was put 'goodies' by Ciara in my cd player. I had just got a new system, so it sounded really good. A beautiful day was soon to end ugly.

               As I was going down the road, 2 miles, I couldn't see around a curve which a tree was laying across both sides of the road around. The tree was across the road in the same spot I had just turned around to go back to my dad's. My car hit the tree at about 60-65mph, spun around clock wise, and hit another tree over the side of the road. As the back drivers side hit the tree, I was thrown 30 ft out my window.

             My car went for another ride, and when I woke up, it was facing me, looking like it had tried to come down the hill after me. An older couple had found me, woke me up, and asked how they could contact my parents.

               I kept trying to stand up, but my hair was stuck in the tree, and neither of my legs were working. I don't even remember seeing a lot of blood. Moments later, my dad finally got there. Everyone told him not to go down and see me, but he wouldn't listen. He saw my car before he saw me, and he was thinking he wouldn't see me alive over the hill. He told me when he first saw me, I was laying so twisted, it looked like I had lost my left leg. He came over the hill and asked me if I was okay. He said, "she looked up and me with her big blue eyes and said, 'Hi Daddy.'"

          At first everyone had thought I'd broken my neck from being thrown. My hair was still stuck in the tree, so I couldn't lay my head down to rest. My dad then pulled out his pocket knife and cut my hair free. (I didn't find that out till later)

               I was stat flighted to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Vandy is about an hour from where I live. It took 3 days in the hospital till I got my first surgery. I had shattered my ankle, broke my leg, broke my pelvic bone in 4 places, and had a minor spinal fracture.

         When I awoke from surgery, I had fixators(10 pins going through skin surface into my bones) across my pelvic area, and one connecting my leg, ankle, and below my knee together. It was the most painful thing ever in my life.

                 I was kept in the hospital for 8 days. For 8-9 weeks, I was left with the fixators still in. I couldn't get in a car, or go anywhere unless by ambulance.

                In November 2004, I had my second surgery. They took out my fixators, and put 7 screws, a large metal plate, took a bone graph from under my knee and placed it in my ankle. The pain after this surgery was almost just as worse. It didn't last as long though.

              It's now 01/25/05. I went to the doctor again today. I'm now on 65lbs weight on my leg. In 3 weeks, I'll be walking again. Hopefully. If any of you are wondering if I had my seatbelt on, No. If I would have had it on, I'd be dead. My car's roof was so bent down on my side, that it would have took my head off.

Here are some pictures if you're curious what the car, and myself looked like.
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Before-



After-






Me after-

Yet I still had a smile on my face :)

UPDATE: I started walking again sometime in late Feb. of 05' Things are better of course, but my leg will never be the same again. Due to breaking my hip bone in 4 places, my left leg is now almost half an inch shorter than the right, causing me to have a small limp. Nothing a shoe lift can't fix. I can't walk far distances without not being able to walk the next day. Thats because I lost all the bone/tissue in my ankle. I'm very happy I can at least walk again though. My heart goes out to those who won't ever walk again, or those who have lost someone. People wonder how I survived such a bad accident. To tell you the truth.. I have no clue. I really love recieving all your messages about stories, or just nice comments to me. So, keep them coming.

Update: It has been a miracle in March of 05' i started walking perfectly again no more limp or anything so now i can continue on with my life as normal 

Never take life for granted. TRUST ME.  You never know what you have till it's gone.

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