Support from throughout North America is flowing in for a Yukon freestyle sledder who remains in hospital after a crash at a competition in the Boston area.

Darryl Tait, 19, was attempting a back flip at a sledding competition last Sunday when he crashed, the sled striking his back as he fell.

Earlier this week, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital were waiting until Tait could breathe on his own to do surgery on his back, his friend, Brittni Waddington, told the Star Thursday.

Waddington started a Facebook group for those wanting to show their support to Tait and his family, with 899 people being members as of Thursday afternoon.

"May this be only a minor set back on a gnarly career.

Thinking of you man. I hope you are back out there killing it soon!!!” reads one comment to Tait.

Another comes from a parent who took their daughter to see the competition.

"being right there in front of the crash was heart breaking, my thoughts are with him, his family, his friends. My daughter was so excited to go see these boys put on a great show, She noticed he gave the ‘rock on' hand sign, when they moved him.

She is convinced he'll be there next year so she can get his autograph, (she is 7).

Hope in a childs eyes is just what you need sometimes. I don't pray much but I am this time,” the post reads.

Another 147 messages continue to wish Tait the best from throughout the continent.

"He's a good friend,” Waddington said of starting the Facebook group, describing Tait as "super-funny” and "super-outgoing.”

Whether it's summer or winter, Tait can usually be found outside on his sled or bike, snowboard or skateboard, she said.

Though based in Whitehorse, after he graduated, Tait has spent a lot of time Outside at sledding competitions and the like.

His parents are both with him in Boston while those close to him in the territory continue to do everything they can for them at home.

The Facebook page for the group features Tait's address at the hospital.

There is also a phone number of those wanting to get in touch with Waddington to have items shipped there as part of a larger package going to him.

Alternatively, anyone wanting to give can drop off items at Pizza Hut, where another friend of Tait's is a manager, or go through a link on the Facebook page to donate cash.

As Waddington noted, it's too dangerous right now to transport Tait back to Canada so he could be in the American hospital for some time.