2015-2016 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: January 6, 2016 Filed under: Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Arizona Snowbowl, Breckenridge, Chair Lift, Copper Mtn, Crested Butte, Deer Valley Ski Resort, Eldora, fatality, Hunter Mountain, Hunter Mtn, Jackson Hole, Keystone, Keystone Resort, Mission Ridge Ski, Mr. Bachelor, Mt. Hood Skibowl, Nashoba Valley Ski Area, Northstar California ski resort, Pine Knob, ski area, skiing, Snoqualmie Pass, Snowbird Ski Resort, snowboarding, Steamboat Springs Ski Resort, Stowe Mountain Resort, Tubing, White Pass Ski Area Leave a commentThis list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality please leave a comment or contact me. Thank you.
If this information is incorrect or incomplete please let me know. This is up to date as of December 30, 2015. Thanks.
Skiing and Snowboarding are still safer than being in your kitchen or bathroom. This information is not to scare you away from skiing but to help you understand the risks.
Red type is natural or medical conditions that occurred inbounds on the slopes
Green Type is Fatalities while sledding at the Resort
Blue Type is a Lift Accidents
2015 – 2016 Ski Season Fatalities
# |
Date |
State |
Resort |
Where |
Trail Difficulty |
How |
Cause |
Ski/ Board |
Age |
Sex |
Home town |
Helmet |
Reference |
Ref # 2 |
1 |
11/29 |
CA |
Bear Mountain |
|
|
she collided with a metal stairway[i] |
|
Ski |
21 |
F |
Jackson Township, CA |
|
||
2 |
12/7 |
WY |
Jackson Hole |
Moran Run |
Blue |
Hit tree |
|
Board |
23 |
F |
Boston, MA |
Y |
||
3 |
12/15 |
CO |
Steamboat |
|
|
fell, landing face down in the snow |
|
Ski |
70 |
M |
Louisville, CO |
|
||
|
12/19 |
WA |
Snoqualmie Pass |
Silver Fir |
|
tree-well |
|
Ski |
50 |
M |
North Bend, WA |
|
||
|
12/22 |
WY |
Jackson Hole |
Sundance run |
|
found inverted in a tree well |
|
Ski |
25 |
F |
Jackson Hole, WY |
Y |
||
|
12/23 |
NY |
Whiteface Lake Placid |
Summit Express |
Blue |
fell and struck his head |
blunt impact to the head |
Board |
26 |
M |
Litiz, PA |
N |
|
Our condolences go to the families of the deceased. Our thoughts extend to the families and staff at the ski areas who have to deal with these tragedies.
If you are unable to view the entire table Email me at Jim@Rec-law.us and put Ski Area Fatality Chart in the subject line. I’ll reply with a PDF of the chart.
What do you think? Leave a comment.
If you like this let your friends know or post it on FB, Twitter or LinkedIn
Copyright 2015 Recreation Law (720) Edit Law
Email: Rec-law@recreation-law.com
Google+: +Recreation
Twitter: RecreationLaw
Facebook: Rec.Law.Now
Facebook Page: Outdoor Recreation & Adventure Travel Law
Blog: www.recreation-law.com
Mobile Site: http://m.recreation-law.com
#AdventureTourism, #AdventureTravelLaw, #AdventureTravelLawyer, #AttorneyatLaw, #Backpacking, #BicyclingLaw, #Camps, #ChallengeCourse, #ChallengeCourseLaw, #ChallengeCourseLawyer, #CyclingLaw, #FitnessLaw, #FitnessLawyer, #Hiking, #HumanPowered, #HumanPoweredRecreation, #IceClimbing, #JamesHMoss, #JimMoss, #Law, #Mountaineering, #Negligence, #OutdoorLaw, #OutdoorRecreationLaw, #OutsideLaw, #OutsideLawyer, #RecLaw, #Rec-Law, #RecLawBlog, #Rec-LawBlog, #RecLawyer, #RecreationalLawyer, #RecreationLaw, #RecreationLawBlog, #RecreationLawcom, #Recreation-Lawcom, #Recreation-Law.com, #RiskManagement, #RockClimbing, #RockClimbingLawyer, #RopesCourse, #RopesCourseLawyer, #SkiAreas, #Skiing, #SkiLaw, #Snowboarding, #SummerCamp, #Tourism, #TravelLaw, #YouthCamps, #ZipLineLawyer, Skiing, Snowboarding, Fatality, Ski Area, Tubing, Breckenridge, Chair Lift, Hunter Mountain, Jackson Hole, Pine Knob, Eldora, Keystone, Breckenridge, Eldora, Keystone, Pine Knob, Jackson Hole, Hunter Mtn, Mt. Hood Skibowl, Snowbird Ski Resort, Nashoba Valley Ski Area, Northstar California ski resort, Arizona Snowbowl, Copper Mtn, Keystone Resort, Stowe Mountain Resort, Mission Ridge Ski, Crested Butte, Breckenridge, Mr. Bachelor, White Pass Ski Area, Deer Valley Ski Resort, Steamboat Springs Ski Resort, Snoqualmie Pass
[i] the staircase was at the end of a ski trail and led to a patio area.