Friends recount snowmobile crash in the backcountry, crawling for miles to reach safety

Friends recount snowmobile crash in the backcountry, crawling for miles to reach safety

Around 1:30 p.m., Tyson pointed his 260‑horsepower machine up a steep hill. As he neared the top, the sled hit a patch of ice. In an instant it turned sideways, throwing him off line and shooting him in the wrong direction at nearly 60 miles an hour. He launched off a cliff and crashed through trees below, falling an estimated 120 feet.