A pic or two, thought I would share.....

[Meanfruit]

Your photos are amazing, and I love the attitude. What a great thread, even after more then 3 years.

[Little Big Lost]

Your photos are amazing, and I love the attitude. What a great thread, even after more then 3 years.

Thanks! They say attitude is everything, though if I was unable to snowboard it would be tough..... outside of family and friends, snowboarding and related activities are what gets me through life.

This is me last Wednesday evening. Put in 12 hours of boarding last week - after work. Love this shit.

[Tunco]

I haven't checked this thread in forever. My loss. Great stuff. Keep on keep'n on.

[skiJ]

Grrreat Stuff , JB - -

I Suspect there are a lot of contributing factors --

i can't even imaging the experience of Cardiac Arrest ...

Five Stents ... I suppose in September you may feel - like ThirtyFive...


Ride On ! ! You Can find Snow until July ...


Thanks! JB ! !!


skiJ
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[Little Big Lost]

Grrreat Stuff , JB - -

I Suspect there are a lot of contributing factors --

i can't even imaging the experience of Cardiac Arrest ...

Five Stents ... I suppose in September you may feel - like ThirtyFive...

Ride On ! ! You Can find Snow until July ...

Thanks! JB ! !!

skiJ
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Oh, the loss of 30 some odd pounds... yes forgot to add that as a factor!

35? Don't remember that age... as a matter of fact, I just had to ask my wife how old I am.... sheesh....

Yes, in July one can still find snow, but I have to say, it is not the same as a good pow day in February, though I will take what I can get.

This year we will find less snow than previous summers, may have to do without boarding for a few months and hope for big dumps next winter.

Below are some shots from "summers" past...

[skiJ]

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Is It ' Charlie ' ?

I love the [ Full flight ] shot of Your Black Dog ! !!


... beyond that (,) i Think There Is Just one thing to say, ...

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F K N A

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skiJ

[Little Big Lost]

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Is It ' Charlie ' ?

skiJ

Yes, Charlie, or Charlesworth, as we sometimes like to call her. She is 100% snow dog. She might even like it more than I, and that is saying something.

Snowdrift? She is in it. She must have an undercoat of fur that is really well suited for cold. Her coat is not all that long, but she seems to suffer a bit in the summers. Rivers, streams, lakes and even the odd wading pools she may come across will find her neck deep in them. But both big dogs love that wrasslin' in the snow...

[skiJ]

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dood --

It Is their Mass., And their [ Full - gas ] Life with Four boys - And EveryBody . !

Grrreat shots ! Awesome . !


Thanks ! ... tj
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[Little Big Lost]

She likes snow - this much.

[skiJ]

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JB -- for a while ( Two years ago ? ) ,

the first pic. was my (screen) background ...


I think SheRa would share the quote in ' my Signature ' with ( your ) 'Charlesworth! ' - -

V e r y Cool Dog ! ! [ Cool Guy; Cool Family ]


... Keep It comin' ! ! ... J
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[Little Big Lost]

Usually I am behind the camera...had my daughter take over today, she wanted some shots of me as we have very few.


Met this guy on the lift today....he had heart surgery last year ...replaced a valve....


One more for the file.....

[Little Big Lost]

Some uphill today...climbed it with the dogs...







Feeling better everyday. Dr appointment tomorrow, I will find out results of MUGA scan..... hoping for good news.

[noparking]

i love when this thread gets bumped. how have your been feeling lately?

[Little Big Lost]

i love when this thread gets bumped. how have your been feeling lately?

Pretty good, considering. But I can feel my heart and can tell it has been damaged. :-(

The Heart Institute ran a MUGA scan last week, today I go in to see what the doctor has to say. We shall see.

[skiJ]

pm Sent --


btw . ... lookin' GooD ! !!

J

[Little Big Lost]

pm Sent --


btw . ... lookin' GooD ! !!

J

Thanks! Not sure about lookin' good... who the hell dressed me that morning?

I don't have to see the doctor for 6 months, today's visit proved to be 2 thumbs up with my recovery rated as excellent.....

Very little heart damage as a result of quick action on everyone's part. No brain or liver damage, as was feared initially. I was so damn lucky. Incredibly lucky. I will be on medication for the rest of my life, though my dosage(s) were adjusted down today. The news was a big relief, something so severe that it damn near killed me, to being in this good of shape so soon afterwards.

Re-read my hospital discharge information today, I was like WTF? Snowboarding? You describe snowboarding as something to avoid after a heart attack? Really? Snowboarding? Your typical heart attack example surely cannot be a snowboarder? Am I right?

[skiJ]

All Riiight . . . ! JB ! !!

I Always say,

' IF you can't Be GooD., Be Lucky . ... ! '


btw. First pic Above(,) this past weekend . . .

AnyBody Airborne Two months after cardiac arrest, ,,, Is

Awesome in my book . ... lookin' GooD ! !!


I would not worry too much about what the Discharge form says --

I Would listen to a Good physician ( even Better If the physician Knows Cardiology! ! )


(( I would be more concerned about the "Uphill" than the way you Cruise on your board . , But ...

Snowboarding and [ No brain (damage) ] . . .


Something Is Just - N o t - Right ! ! ))




The Other Thing I Always say . . . Is,


" T u c k It !! " ... Good Work ! JB ! !!


skiJ



10march2012. lutsen --
Another Good day ...

[Little Big Lost]

I would be more concerned about the "Uphill" than the way you Cruise on your board . , But ...

Snowboarding and [ No brain (damage) ] . . .


Something Is Just - N o t - Right ! ! ))

Yes, I know, I have gone to the dark side, but shit I was a lousy skier!!

[Little Big Lost]

Some thoughts.

I have learned about heart attacks, obviously. That it kills people is widely known. We all know that. People who are overweight and exercise little are susceptible to heart disease. We know that too. What we may not know is – people who get plenty of exercise, who are out climbing often, who ski and snowboard, also die from heart attacks.

After falling unconscious onto my kitchen floor, I woke with 5 stents in two of my coronary arteries that feed blood to my heart. This was a potential fatal, life threatening condition. You've all heard about a star athlete who is on the field and drops dead of a heart attack, or some climber you have heard of .....is BOOM, gone.

This is what the experts say about Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD), "..a swift and unexpected death caused by a heart condition, which may or may not be obvious. SCD varies in its range of definition. Usually, though, it applies to a situation where the person, who was thought to be free of heart disease, suddenly dies. The reference goes on to say, "the first symptom of the disease is sudden death."

Interviews with family of the victims usually reveal that there was some angina (chest discomfort or tightness), or heart irregularity, and/or shortness of breath, and worsening of the symptoms over a few days or a few hours before sudden collapse and death in 75% of these people. That was me, heart irregularity. Some of these symptoms may even be self-diagnosed by the victims as indigestion, fatigue, muscle pains, or depression. Self-denial (of symptoms) (also me) makes this condition treacherous. Anyone with any of these symptoms should consult their physicians without delay." This can and does happen to anyone.

But it will cost money to go get checked out you whine……… Not nearly as much as my total bill of + $150,000…. and I was one of the lucky few who survived. Let me repeat myself. One of the lucky few who survived.

How lucky was I? Imagine if this had happened when my wife was not home. Or that I was asleep in my bed. Hiking on the mountain. I could have been anywhere - where help was not available as fast. And it has to be fast. 15 to 20 minutes? Too long. 1 to 3 minutes is about all you have. That is a very small window. That is where I was fortunate. They got to me very fast. I can't say this enough - I was lucky.

Now that I am back to normal (yeah I know, I will never be normal again), I will leave these thoughts with you, and shut up about it already. Think about what I said here and see if it might apply to you, or someone you love. If it does, then do something about it. Now.

[Little Big Lost]

Headed to Targhee in the morning! See you bitches up there!!!!

[BassBone]

Wow! New here; and really thankful to have found this thread. Amateur photog myself (though not of your caliber or in such a magnificent environment), and LOVE your pictures! haven't made it through the whole thread, as I want to save some for tomorrow and the next day and whenever I can't actually get outside.

Also, incredible story; the past few months of your life.

stokestokestoke.

[skiJ]

JB --

Just to Overstate the obvious . . .

Don't Forget your camera !


Ride On ! J
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[grskier]

I'm glad you're still here to provide the stoke... Thank you and shred on!

[powtario]

Don't sweat the drugs, everyone in a Western country could/should probably be on a few of them, regardless of their health. Keep the stoke flowin!

[Little Big Lost]

JB --

Just to Overstate the obvious . . .

Don't Forget your camera !


Ride On ! J
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How was it? It was like this.









There was some of this.


some of this.


...and some of this.




Fun was had by all.