Another Skier Death/Sugarbush

[UVSHTSTRM]

Not much info

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/...kier-dies-after-hitting-tree?odyssey=nav|head

 

[snowmonster]

RIP. This is terrible news.

 

[thetrailboss]

That sucks. Sleeper is an intermediate trail with trees in the middle and to be honest I have seen folks ski it way too fast and get way too close to the trees.

 

[Tooth]

I said to my wife yesterday at Sugarloaf that people seemed to really be flying down some trails that they shouldnt have been doing that on. I hate to "profile" people but some looked like it was their only ski weekend of the year.

 

[ScottySkis]

So horrible, RIP this winter it seems is worse then previous winters

 

[HowieT2]

I flew down sleeper a couple of times yesterday. Trees are widely spaced, but the snow surface was variable. Terrible news. Condollences to the family.

 

[TropicTundR]

Not to sound morbidly fascinated by this, but is there a website that keeps a cause, location, condition, etc of yearly ski deaths. I'm interested in statistics/correlations (not an egghead either).

 

[frapcap]

We were in those woods at that time on Saturday and didn't see anyone/anything out of the ordinary during our runs.
Unfortunate for him and the family. Good thing he had a buddy to get help as soon as they did.

 

[AllegraCCat]

Does anyone know if he was wearing a helmet?

This is awful. The ice conditions on the mountain last Saturday were unbelievable. I can't say I'm surprised something like this happened. It was bad and there were a lot of people on the mountain.

 

[carbonXshell]

Not to sound morbidly fascinated by this, but is there a website that keeps a cause, location, condition, etc of yearly ski deaths. I'm interested in statistics/correlations (not an egghead either).

Here's something that's maintained by a law firm out of Colorado...

http://www.skisafety-blog.com/ski_safety/

 

[rocojerry]

Sad news.

I ripped Sleeper on Sat, thought the snow was pretty good... There were some fun treeside jumps formed that I took advantage of-- reminds me that tree-side jumps should be taken with caution.

 

[billski]

Saw this headline and it shocked me something awful. We were there Friday and witnessed a boarder take a leap off a knoll on Lower Birdland. Fell face first, face smacked the tree head on, motionless. We were the first to ski patrol. They were with him a long time. I won't go into the details. I've never seen anything so bad. Appears to be a different casualty unless they got the trail names mixed up. It was the same time of day. The conditions were scratchy in the ungroomed areas.

 

[drjeff]

Sometimes awful things happen while you are on the slopes and when you hear the outcome it really sickens one. I think I might have had a moment like that today Really enforces the need to always pay attention when on the hill!

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

a girl (racer, 9ish) fell off the lift at Pico Saturday...broken leg...they were approaching the top, raised the bar, she lifted up to get her poles out from under her leg and slipped off...

 

[drjeff]

Expect to see another press release of another on mountain fatality in the next day or so

 

[jaja111]

Expect to see another press release of another on mountain fatality in the next day or so

I think I know what you're talking about. Did you mean to post the link to the featured Liveleak vid?

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=42e_1328543568

RIP to the skier who succumbed to their injuries and vibes to the family. And vibes to the guy in the vid. What the hell happened there? Up in one ski listing to the right?

 

[powbmps]

I think I know what you're talking about. Did you mean to post the link to the featured Liveleak vid?

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=42e_1328543568

RIP to the skier who succumbed to their injuries and vibes to the family. And vibes to the guy in the vid. What the hell happened there? Up in one ski listing to the right?

That's horrible :sad:. I really can't believe the comments people leave about stuff like this. F***ing morons.

Do you guys know where the video was taken?

 

[billski]

It's too early to draw conclusions, but it seems to me these scratchy, FGR conditions are going to lead to a lot more injuries this year. At Bush, there were ostensibly four or six injuries, including a parking lot attendant that fell on the lot ice. Walking has been a bit scary everywhere.

 

[billski]

That's horrible :sad:. I really can't believe the comments people leave about stuff like this. F***ing morons.

They are all either under 16 or have the mentality thereof. :angry: While I'm a libertarian, maybe we need "adults only" forums. And I'm not talking about porn. Off my soapbox.

 

[BenedictGomez]

I think I know what you're talking about. Did you mean to post the link to the featured Liveleak vid?

Does anyone know where or when that was?

Conditions look pretty nice, maybe a few fresh inches of snow. High rate of speed on a beginner trail maybe?