GOLDEN - Todd Weisrock knew he was in trouble. He could barely breathe. He was stuck in a tree well alongside Keystone's Elk Run and he was alone.
That's when they started showing up. One called the ski patrol. A few started to come up with a plan to get him out of there.
They likely saved his life even though they probably didn't know it at the time. Truth be told, Weisrock really didn't understand it at the time - he thought he just got the wind knocked out of him.
The moment doctors started doing some X-rays on his back, it became quite clear. It had been a very bad fall.
"I broke eight ribs, punctured my [left] lung in addition to breaking two vertebrae and two scapulae," he told 9NEWS.
A month and a half later, he says he only has one regret: He never got the chance to thank that small group of Good Samaritans.
"Now that it's over, I feel bad that I don't know who they are," he said. "I wasn't in the position where I could see them and really remember who they were."
His wife Cindy is just as eager to find out who they were.
"The ski patrol said they were instrumental in saving him. He said it in a way that I knew what he meant," she said.
Weisrock's recovery is going remarkably well. He's able to walk around without a brace. There's no paralysis.
"I'd say 90 percent of the time I feel good and positive. I'd say 10 percent of the time I feel impatient and frustrated," he said.
He still isn't at the point where he can pick up his kids or travel for work.
"The key thing I am looking forward to being able to do once I recover is picking up my kids, tossing them up in the air, playing with them and giving them big hugs, which I cannot do today," he said.
On Friday, he was doing some physical therapy at Next Level Sports Performance in Golden.
"Except for the cold, I'm feeling pretty good," he said.
He and his wife are convinced that his level of physical fitness before the crash likely made a big difference in this as well.
"All of the doctors have been saying how important it was that Todd was fit when he hit the tree," Cindy Weisrock said.
Todd Weisrock figures there were maybe four or five people [in addition to the Keystone Ski Patrol] who helped him out that day. He and Cindy say they would love the chance to personally thank them.
That is why they contacted 9NEWS. If you know who might have been involved in this, please feel free to contact chris.vanderveen@9news.com.
It all happened on Elk Run at Keystone on Jan. 29.
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