Skier suffocates after head first fall

[legalskier]

Geez, just when you think you've seen it all. :-(

Boulder skier Cooper Larsh dies at Steamboat Springs resort
19-year-old apparently suffocates under deep snow
*** Howelsen Ski Patrol began searching for Larsh about 8 p.m. and found him at about 9:30 p.m. partially buried headfirst in deep snow by the alpine slide, an attraction operated at the ski area during the summer. Larsh had apparently suffocated on snow in the area, which is off-limits to skiers. "What it looked like to me is he hit a bump, went airborne, landed, hit another bump, ejected from his skis, went airborne and went headfirst into a snowbank," Steamboat Springs Police Detective Nick Bosick said. ***
Link: http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_17645604?source=most_viewed#axzz1HRvu31jb

R.I.P. Coop

 

[Hawkshot99]

Shocking that it doesnt happen more often. I have hit a nice jump in the woods before and crashed on the landing only to have my legs sticking straight up in the air. If you did it good enough it could be hard to get out.

 

[dmc]

treewells...