Levi was attempting to break the record snowmobile jump, and reportedly had gone 361 feet in training, easily breaking the record of 301 feet set by Paul Thacker in Brainerd MN back in 2009. He was transported to a San Diego hospital on Dec 14th he broke ribs, cracked his pelvis and collapsed a lung in the crash but is eventually expecting a full recovery .
Levi was named the athlete of the Winter X Games back in 2008 and has won 7 winter X games medals. He also has ripped up the snowcross circuit for the last decade or so winning many titles.
The Red Bull "No Limits" New Years eve "LIVE" events have taken the place of Dick Clark in our house the last few years. Travis Pastrana jumping his rally car last year was awesome, and the motorcycle tricks by Maddo in Las Vegas was amazing. http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/306/2082/Motorcycle-Article/New-Year-No-Limits--History-Made.aspx
Here is a link to some great Levi LaValle moments from ESPN Video http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5899809
Here is a video of the history of this event http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5891513
*photo courtesy of Polaris Industries
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