Haha. She and her husband actually own a cross-country ski area near Leadville - I'd really like to meet her! I've got my lower thoracic (T11-L1) screwed together from a bike wreck, too. It isn't fully fused so there are things I'm not allowed to do, but I'm getting to the point where I barely notice it. I imagine the cervical vertebrae are a little different but you can probably retain most of your fitness while you recover since you'd likely just have a neck brace, right?