Cyclists looking for more insurance sought to prove he was employed at the time, court rules he was not. Therefore, he will defend a negligent homicide claim on his own.
Posted: December 18, 2017 Filed under: Cycling, Insurance, New York | Tags: Bicycling, Central Park, Crosswalk, Cycling, Employee, Employer, Excising Control, Exercise of Control, fatality, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Retention, Propensity, Riding Dangerously, Scope of Employment, Supervision and Control, vicarious liability, Vicariously Liable Leave a commentBy bringing a party to a lawsuit with more insurance or money, many times the defendant can escape with fewer damages. This can happen by the defendant’s actions or sometimes when the plaintiff and the defendant work together to create liability for a third party.
Fein, etc., v. Cook, 2017 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6607; 2017 NY Slip Op 06603
State: New York
Plaintiff: Randall Fein, etc.,
Defendant: Neil L. Cook, Defendant, Asphalt Green, Inc., Defendant-Respondent
Plaintiff Claims: Negligence
Defendant Defenses: Was working for his employer at the time of the accident
Holding: Not working for his employer and not covered by his employer’s Insurance
Year: 2017
Summary
The plaintiff and/or defendant attempted to bring the defendant’s employer into the lawsuit as a way to bring more money to the settlement table. The defendant while riding a bicycle killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk in Central Park, New York.
The attempt failed because there was no indication the defendant was under the supervision and control of the employer at the time of the accident.
Facts
The defendant was riding his bicycle when he struck and killed a pedestrian in the crosswalk.
Decedent died from injuries sustained when, while in the middle of a crosswalk in Central Park, he was struck by a bike ridden by defendant Neil Cook, a bicyclist and coach employed by AGI, which operates, among other things, a fitness facility on the Upper East Side.
Defendant cyclists attempted to bring into the case his employer where he worked as a bicycle coach. His employer, Asphalt Green, Inc. (AGI), would have more insurance, more resources to pay off the plaintiff and possibly allow the defendant to escape damages he could never pay.
This decision was based on a motion for summary judgment filed by the Defendant/Respondent alleged employer AGI.
It cannot be determined from the decision if the employer AGI was brought in by the plaintiff or the defendant. Nor was it developed that the plaintiff and defendant had agreed to some type of reduction in damages against the defendant if the employee was found to be working for the defendant at the time, making the employer also liable.
Analysis: making sense of the law based on these facts.
Under New York law, to be working at the time the employer had to be exercising some control over the employee/defendant at the time of the accident. The court did not find any facts to support that allegation and found “there is no indication that AGI was exercising any control over Cook at the time of the accident.”
Nor was the employer separately liable for a claim of negligent hiring and retention of the defendant. To be liable under that theory the employee had to be working for the employer at the time of the accident and the employer had to have known of the employee’s propensity to ride dangerously in Central Park, where the accident happened.
There is no evidence that AGI knew or should have known of Cook’s alleged propensity to dangerously ride his bicycle in Central Park, an element necessary to support the claim for negligent hiring and retention.
The alleged employer was dismissed from the case.
So Now What?
This was a simple way to bring a lot more money to the table for the plaintiff. It might have been done so with the defendant’s help and/or consent. By agreeing to this the defendant might have been able to negotiate with the plaintiff a reduction in the damages he might owe or be completely dismissed from the case upon settlement with the alleged employer.
Although a scary set of facts, you actually see agreements like this often in litigation as the plaintiff’s attempt to get more money than the defendant might have or ever have and the defendant willing to throw his employer under the buss to save his own jersey.
Probably, the defendant already was terminated from his job. You would not want to employ a cycling coach who had killed someone while riding a bike.
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Fein, etc., v. Cook, 2017 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6607; 2017 NY Slip Op 06603
Posted: November 26, 2017 Filed under: Cycling, Legal Case, New York | Tags: Bicycling, Central Park, Crosswalk, Cycling, Employee, Employer, Excising Control, Exercise of Control, fatality, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Retention, Propensity, Riding Dangerously, Scope of Employment, Supervision and Control, vicarious liability, Vicariously Liable Leave a commentFein, etc., v. Cook, 2017 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6607; 2017 NY Slip Op 06603
Randall Fein, etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v Neil L. Cook, Defendant, Asphalt Green, Inc., Defendant-Respondent.
4478, 110902/10
SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
2017 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6607; 2017 NY Slip Op 06603
September 26, 2017, Decided
September 26, 2017, Entered
NOTICE:
THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING RELEASE OF THE FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION. THIS OPINION IS UNCORRECTED AND SUBJECT TO REVISION BEFORE PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.
COUNSEL: [*1] Clyde & Co., New York (Jeffrey J. Ellis of counsel), for appellant.
Rutherford & Christie, LLP, New York (Michael C. Becker of counsel), for respondent.
JUDGES: Sweeny, J.P., Renwick, Kapnick, Kern, Moulton, JJ.
OPINION
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard F. Braun, J.), entered August 22, 2016, which granted defendant Asphalt Green, Inc.’s (AGI) motion for summary judgment, to the extent of dismissing the amended complaint as against it, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Decedent died from injuries sustained when, while in the middle of a crosswalk in Central Park, he was struck by a bike ridden by defendant Neil Cook, a bicyclist and coach employed by AGI, which operates, among other things, a fitness facility on the Upper East Side.
The motion court correctly determined that AGI could not be held vicariously liable for Cook’s alleged negligence, as Cook was acting outside the scope of his employment. At the time of the accident, Cook was engaged in a weekend bicycle ride, in a public park, using a bicycle that he purchased and equipped, was alone and was not coaching anyone, and was not acting in furtherance of any duties owed to AGI (see Riviello v Waldron, 47 NY2d 297, 391 N.E.2d 1278, 418 N.Y.S.2d 300 [1979]; Weimer v Food Merchants, 284 AD2d 190, 726 N.Y.S.2d 423 [1st Dept 2001]).
Cook’s unsupported belief, as set forth in an [*2] affirmative defense, that his bicycle riding had a work component to it, and his unsworn Response to the Notice to Admit (see CPLR 3123[a]), which improperly sought admissions as to employment status, a contested issue central to the action (see Berg v Flower Fifth Ave. Hosp., 102 AD2d 760, 476 N.Y.S.2d 895 [1st Dept 1984]), do not create triable issues of fact as to whether Cook was acting in the scope of employment. Unlike in Aycardi v Robinson (128 AD3d 541, 9 N.Y.S.3d 262 [1st Dept 2015]), relied upon by plaintiff, there is no indication that AGI was exercising any control over Cook at the time of the accident (see Lundberg v State of New York, 25 NY2d 467, 255 N.E.2d 177, 306 N.Y.S.2d 947 [1969]).
The motion court correctly dismissed plaintiff’s direct negligence claim against AGI. There is no evidence that AGI knew or should have known of Cook’s alleged propensity to dangerously ride his bicycle in Central Park, an element necessary to support the claim for negligent hiring and retention (see White v Hampton Mgt. Co. L.L.C., 35 AD3d 243, 244, 827 N.Y.S.2d 120 [1st Dept 2006]), and plaintiff’s conclusory allegations of deficient training are insufficient to defeat summary judgment (see Richardson v New York Univ., 202 AD2d 295, 296-297, 609 N.Y.S.2d 180 [1st Dept 1994]).
We have considered plaintiff’s remaining arguments and find them unavailing.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.
ENTERED: SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
2016-2017 In bound ski/board fatalities – Last one this year, Last one forever
Posted: May 10, 2017 Filed under: Avalanche, Ski Area, Skier v. Skier, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: fatality, ski area, skiing, snowboarding 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.
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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
Purple Type is Employee or Ski Patroller
# | Date | State | Resort | Where | Trail Difficulty | How | Cause of death | Ski/ Board | Age | Sex | Home town | Helmet | Reference | Ref # 2 |
1 | 11/26 | CO | Keystone | Elk Run | Intermediate | Hit lift tower at high speed | Skier | 18 | M | LA | Y | http://rec-law.us/2h2ul1Z | http://rec-law.us/2gXbKA8 | |
2 | 12/10 | VT | Killington Ski Area | Intermediate | Found dead | Skier | 65 | M | Lagrangeville, NY | http://rec-law.us/2hml9oW | http://rec-law.us/2gHi01C | |||
3 | 12/11 | CA | Northstar | Village Run | Expert (off duty ski instructor) | hit several rocks and crashed into a creek avoiding other skier | Skier | 35 | M | Incline Village, NV & Kings Beach | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hwJAAy | http://rec-law.us/2gwnmJQ | |
4 | 12/11 | NV | Alpental Ski area | Tree Well | death was asphyxia due to immersion in snow | Skier | 45 | M | http://rec-law.us/2hqZSb9 | http://rec-law.us/2hqZSb9 | ||||
5 | 12/11 | NV | Mt. Rose | The Chutes | Avalanche in closed run | Skier | 60 | M | http://rec-law.us/2gHp1iZ | http://rec-law.us/2hAAxOP | ||||
6 | 12/12 | VT | Killington Ski Area | Skier | 80 | M | Wappingers Falls, NY | http://rec-law.us/2hqD3UN | ||||||
7 | 12/19 | CO | Breckenridge | Alpine Alley | Hit a tree | accidental blunt force trauma | 48 | M | Longmont CO | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hckGX4 | http://rec-law.us/2ialr2Y | ||
8 | 12/29 | CO | Ski Granby Ranch | Quick Draw Express lift | Fell out of chair lift | traumatic rupture of the aorta and blunt force trauma to the torso | Skier | 40 | F | San Antonio, TX | http://rec-law.us/2ixiwhN | http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/29/mom-dies-daughters-hurt-chairlift/95988502/ | ||
9 | 12/31 | UT | Snowbasin | Hit tree | Skier | 24 | M | Ogden, UT | Y | http://rec-law.us/2iV7Qg8 | http://rec-law.us/2hQsaKC | |||
10 | 1/1/17 | MI | Crystal Mountain | Penny Lane | Intermediate | lost control and veered into a tree | crash cracked Delaney’s helmet and caused a serious brain injury | Skier | 10 | F | La Grange, IL | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hSv1pC | http://rec-law.us/2hSz19J |
11 | 1/1 | OR | Mt. Baker | Found slumped over snowmobile | 67 | M | http://rec-law.us/2iIa5mA | |||||||
12 | 1/7 | VT | Killington | Skyeship Gondola | Found on Floor | Fall | M | http://rec-law.us/2iWImP5 | ||||||
13 | 1/13 | CO | Breckenridge | Expert | Found by ski patrol | Skull Fracture | 47 | M | Longmot, CO | N | http://rec-law.us/2jZgniK | http://rec-law.us/2jkovaw | ||
14 | 1/16 | VT | Sugar Bush | Mount Ellen | Hit Tree | Hampden | Skier | 39 | M | Hampden, MA | N | http://rec-law.us/2jqt6un | http://rec-law.us/2jqt6un | |
15 | PA | Shawnee Mountain Ski Area | lost control and struck an orange safety fence | 15 | F | Singapore | http://rec-law.us/2jSL1X9 | http://rec-law.us/2j38nt0 | ||||||
16 | 1/14 | UT | Brighton Ski Resort | hit a tree | Boarder | 35 | M | Millcreek, UT | http://rec-law.us/2jsJevi | http://rec-law.us/2jGiFA6 | ||||
17 | 1/14 | NY | Belleayre Mountain Ski Center | Wanatuska Trail | Expert | Boarding | 25 | M | Centersport, NY | http://rec-law.us/2jDcHlZ | http://rec-law.us/2jGKr1J | |||
18 | 1/24 | CA | Squaw Valley | Gold Coast Ridge | denotation of an explosive charge | 42 | M | Olympic Valley, CA | http://rec-law.us/2jXfW7Y | http://rec-law.us/2kqBruQ | ||||
19 | 1/26 | WA | Stevens Pass Mountain Resort | Mill Valley side | Expert | found the man unresponsive and not breathing | 55 | M | Woodinville, WA | http://rec-law.us/2kBlZQD | ||||
20 | 1/26 | PA | Camelback Ski Resort | Hump | Expert | he went off the trail | Boarding | 21 | M | Stroudsburg | N | http://rec-law.us/2kvWmNF | ||
21 | 1/20 died 1/27 | UT | Snowbasin Resort | Bluegrass Terrain Park | He fell hard | suffered damage to his vertebrae that extended into the base of his brain | Skier | M | Ogden, UT | http://rec-law.us/2jD3onj | ||||
22 | 2/4 | WV | Snowshoe Mountain | went off the trail | Skier | 67 | M | http://rec-law.us/2kznvzN | http://rec-law.us/2kDUz9W | |||||
3 | 2/5 | Cannon Mountain | Taft Slalom | lost control | 57 | F | Amherst | http://rec-law.us/2jZ34iW | http://rec-law.us/2kvXumu | |||||
24 | 2/6 | WA | 49 Degrees North ski area | Tree Skiing | falling into a tree well | Boarder | M | http://rec-law.us/2lyPijQ | http://rec-law.us/2kx9IZY | |||||
25 | 2/8 | NY | Hunter Mountain | Annapurna Trail | Expert | lost control and slid about 200 feet before going off the trail and striking several trees | Skier | 58 | M | Orange County | http://rec-law.us/2lshaWj | http://rec-law.us/2kYw5dN | ||
26 | 2/10 | CO | Breckenridge Ski Area | Advanced | severe head trauma | 26 | M | Mexico City, MX | Y | http://rec-law.us/2lvm4G6 | http://rec-law.us/2lIhwJk | |||
27 | 2/11 | VT | Killington | collided with a tree | Boarder | 26 | M | Toms River, NJ | N | http://rec-law.us/2kkXYsm | http://rec-law.us/2l41Hiz | |||
28 | 2/11 | CT | Mohawk Mountain Ski Area | Collison with another skier | Skier | F | http://rec-law.us/2l5nXbM | http://rec-law.us/2l5nXbM | ||||||
29 | 2/13 | VT | Stowe | Cliff Trail | trapped in deep snow in a tree well | hypothermia | Boarder | 22 | M | Needham, M | http://rec-law.us/2lhaAW2 | http://rec-law.us/2lhaAW2 | ||
30 | 2/15 | CO | Winter Park Resort | Forget-Me-Not | trapped in deep snow in a tree well | 17 | F | http://rec-law.us/2llpNoO | http://rec-law.us/2llpNoO | |||||
31 | 2/13 | CO | Crested Butte | severe head injury | Skier | 44 | M | KS | Y | http://rec-law.us/2l7e906 | http://rec-law.us/2pATHs5 | |||
32 | 2/17 | OH | Snow Trails | tried to avoid a collision with a young girl and man in his path | Hit a pole
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59 | M | Gahanna, OH | http://rec-law.us/2l7f29b | http://rec-law.us/2lWb3xL | ||||
33 | 2/22 | NH | Cranmore Mountain Resort | Intermediate | crashed into a tree. | 13 | M | Y | http://rec-law.us/2mUPNWh | http://rec-law.us/2n6261d | ||||
34 | 2/23 | CA | Northstar | Treewell | 43 | M | New Canaan, CN | http://rec-law.us/2moN72Y | http://rec-law.us/2mwrsoJ | |||||
35 | 2/25 | CO | Purgatory Resort | Demon | Intermediate | struck a tree | 34 | F | Farmington, NM | Y | http://rec-law.us/2lJqrw5 | http://rec-law.us/2lK3mb3 | ||
36 | 2/26 | ID | Sun Valley | Can-Can | Tree well | 34 | M | Meridian | http://rec-law.us/2lc9awN | http://rec-law.us/2lcoPMP | ||||
37 | 3/3 | ME | Sugarloaf | Skidder trail | Double Black Diamond | 24 | M | Farmington | N | http://rec-law.us/2n3BYEe | http://rec-law.us/2n3BYEe | |||
38 | 3/3 | CO | Breckenridge Ski Resort | Broke her leg | 15 | F | Wichita, KS | N | http://rec-law.us/2meE4C0 | http://rec-law.us/2lDPKkK | ||||
39 | Hunter Mountain | Racer’s Edge Trail | Double Black Diamond | went off the trail and struck several trees | 20 | M | Cream Ridge, NJ | http://rec-law.us/2mx7FZo | ||||||
40 | 3/7 | CO | Eldora Mountain Resort | Mule Shoe | black diamond | crashing into a tree | Boarder | 23 | M | Aurora, CO | Y | http://rec-law.us/2mlzcg2 | http://rec-law.us/2mH5T8F | |
41 | 3/7 | OR | Mt. Hood Meadows | Jacks Woods | extremely difficult | Hit a tree, found in tree well | 57 | M | Dallas TX | http://rec-law.us/2mWPL20 | http://rec-law.us/2nzdvrw | |||
42 | 3/19 | CO | Buttermilk Mountain | Green | hit a tree | multiple skull fractures and other various serious injuries | 20 | M | OK | N | http://rec-law.us/2lRwy34 | http://rec-law.us/2n5lLSu | ||
43 | 3/12 | NH | Mount Sunapee | Skyway trail | intermediate | Found unresponsive | Suicide | 45 | M | North Andover, Mass | http://rec-law.us/2ne4xCJ | http://rec-law.us/2ozEoOn | ||
44 | 3/24 | CO | Loveland Ski Area | Lift 8 | skied directly into a tree | Ski | 35 | M | Georgetown, CO | Y | http://rec-law.us/2ocO7Ic | |||
45 | 3/21 | CO | Wolf Creek Ski Area | Summer Days | Intermediate | lost a ski, and, as a result, began to “tomahawk” | internal injuries, including broken ribs and a collapsed lung | Ski | 56 | M | FL | Y | http://rec-law.us/2oy9qDz | http://rec-law.us/2oy9qDz |
46 | 4/8 | CO | Breckenridge Ski Area | Springmeier Run | Beginner | colliding with a tree stump | blunt-force trauma to the abdomen | Ski | 12 | M | Hermosa Beach, CO | Y | http://rec-law.us/2o3lrBh | http://rec-law.us/2p1cV9y |
47 | 4/28 | CO | Loveland Ski Area | West Ropes run off Lift 4 | Expert | involved in an accident in the trees | Skier | 59 | M | Boulder, CO | http://rec-law.us/2q2vlr9 | http://rec-law.us/2qvTKVV | ||
48 | 5/3 | UT | Snowbird Ski Area | Chip’s Run | found him unresponsive | Skier | 54 | M | Millcreek, UT | http://rec-law.us/2pBKXk8 | http://rec-law.us/2p9nNOo |
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2016-2017 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: April 8, 2017 Filed under: Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: 49 Degrees North, Alpental, avalanche, Breckenridge, Cannon Mountain, Collision, fatality, Hunter Mountain, In Bounds, Keystone, Killington, Loveland Ski Area, Mt. Rose, Natural Causes, Northstar, ski area, ski instructor, skiing, Snowbasin Resort, snowboarding, Snowshoe Mountain, Tree Well, Wolf Creek 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 March 30, 2017. 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
Purple Type is Employee or Ski Patroller
# | Date | State | Resort | Where | Trail Difficulty | How | Cause of death | Ski/ Board | Age | Sex | Home town | Helmet | Reference | Ref # 2 |
1 | 11/26 | CO | Keystone | Elk Run | Intermediate | Hit lift tower at high speed | Skier | 18 | M | LA | Y | http://rec-law.us/2h2ul1Z | http://rec-law.us/2gXbKA8 | |
2 | 12/10 | VT | Killington Ski Area | Intermediate | Found dead | Skier | 65 | M | Lagrangeville, NY | http://rec-law.us/2hml9oW | http://rec-law.us/2gHi01C | |||
3 | 12/11 | CA | Northstar | Village Run | Expert (off duty ski instructor) | hit several rocks and crashed into a creek avoiding other skier | Skier | 35 | M | Incline Village, NV & Kings Beach | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hwJAAy | http://rec-law.us/2gwnmJQ | |
4 | 12/11 | NV | Alpental Ski area | Tree Well | death was asphyxia due to immersion in snow | Skier | 45 | M | http://rec-law.us/2hqZSb9 | http://rec-law.us/2hqZSb9 | ||||
5 | 12/11 | NV | Mt. Rose | The Chutes | Avalanche in closed run | Skier | 60 | M | http://rec-law.us/2gHp1iZ | http://rec-law.us/2hAAxOP | ||||
6 | 12/12 | VT | Killington Ski Area | Skier | 80 | M | Wappingers Falls, NY | http://rec-law.us/2hqD3UN | ||||||
7 | 12/19 | CO | Breckenridge | Alpine Alley | Hit a tree | accidental blunt force trauma | 48 | M | Longmont CO | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hckGX4 | http://rec-law.us/2ialr2Y | ||
8 | 12/29 | CO | Ski Granby Ranch | Quick Draw Express lift | Fell out of chair lift | traumatic rupture of the aorta and blunt force trauma to the torso | Skier | 40 | F | San Antonio, TX | http://rec-law.us/2ixiwhN | http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/29/mom-dies-daughters-hurt-chairlift/95988502/ | ||
9 | 12/31 | UT | Snowbasin | Hit tree | Skier | 24 | M | Ogden, UT | Y | http://rec-law.us/2iV7Qg8 | http://rec-law.us/2hQsaKC | |||
10 | 1/1/17 | MI | Crystal Mountain | Penny Lane | Intermediate | lost control and veered into a tree | crash cracked Delaney’s helmet and caused a serious brain injury | Skier | 10 | F | La Grange, IL | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hSv1pC | http://rec-law.us/2hSz19J |
11 | 1/1 | OR | Mt. Baker | Found slumped over snowmobile | 67 | M | http://rec-law.us/2iIa5mA | |||||||
12 | 1/7 | VT | Killington | Skyeship Gondola | Found on Floor | Fall | M | http://rec-law.us/2iWImP5 | ||||||
13 | 1/13 | CO | Breckenridge | Expert | Found by ski patrol | Skull Fracture | 47 | M | Longmot, CO | N | http://rec-law.us/2jZgniK | http://rec-law.us/2jkovaw | ||
14 | 1/16 | VT | Sugar Bush | Mount Ellen | Hit Tree | Hampden | Skier | 39 | M | Hampden, MA | N | http://rec-law.us/2jqt6un | http://rec-law.us/2jqt6un | |
15 | PA | Shawnee Mountain Ski Area | lost control and struck an orange safety fence | 15 | F | Singapore | http://rec-law.us/2jSL1X9 | http://rec-law.us/2j38nt0 | ||||||
16 | 1/14 | UT | Brighton Ski Resort | hit a tree | Boarder | 35 | M | Millcreek, UT | http://rec-law.us/2jsJevi | http://rec-law.us/2jGiFA6 | ||||
17 | 1/14 | NY | Belleayre Mountain Ski Center | Wanatuska Trail | Expert | Boarding | 25 | M | Centersport, NY | http://rec-law.us/2jDcHlZ | http://rec-law.us/2jGKr1J | |||
18 | 1/24 | CA | Squaw Valley | Gold Coast Ridge | denotation of an explosive charge | 42 | M | Olympic Valley, CA | http://rec-law.us/2jXfW7Y | http://rec-law.us/2kqBruQ | ||||
19 | 1/26 | WA | Stevens Pass Mountain Resort | Mill Valley side | Expert | found the man unresponsive and not breathing | 55 | M | Woodinville, WA | http://rec-law.us/2kBlZQD | ||||
20 | 1/26 | PA | Camelback Ski Resort | Hump | Expert | he went off the trail | Boarding | 21 | M | Stroudsburg | N | http://rec-law.us/2kvWmNF | ||
21 | 1/20 died 1/27 | UT | Snowbasin Resort | Bluegrass Terrain Park | He fell hard | suffered damage to his vertebrae that extended into the base of his brain | Skier | M | Ogden, UT | http://rec-law.us/2jD3onj | ||||
22 | 2/4 | WV | Snowshoe Mountain | went off the trail | Skier | 67 | M | http://rec-law.us/2kznvzN | http://rec-law.us/2kDUz9W | |||||
3 | 2/5 | Cannon Mountain | Taft Slalom | lost control | 57 | F | Amherst | http://rec-law.us/2jZ34iW | http://rec-law.us/2kvXumu | |||||
24 | 2/6 | WA | 49 Degrees North ski area | Tree Skiiing | falling into a tree well | Boarder | M | http://rec-law.us/2lyPijQ | http://rec-law.us/2kx9IZY | |||||
25 | 2/8 | NY | Hunter Mountain | Annapurna Trail | Expert | lost control and slid about 200 feet before going off the trail and striking several trees | Skier | 58 | M | Orange County | http://rec-law.us/2lshaWj | http://rec-law.us/2kYw5dN | ||
26 | 2/10 | CO | Breckenridge Ski Area | Advanced | severe head trauma | 26 | M | Mexico City, MX | Y | http://rec-law.us/2lvm4G6 | http://rec-law.us/2lIhwJk | |||
27 | 2/11 | VT | Killington | collided with a tree | Boarder | 26 | M | Toms River, NJ | N | http://rec-law.us/2kkXYsm | http://rec-law.us/2l41Hiz | |||
28 | 2/11 | CT | Mohawk Mountain Ski Area | Collison with another skier | Skier | F | http://rec-law.us/2l5nXbM | http://rec-law.us/2l5nXbM | ||||||
29 | 2/13 | VT | Stowe | Cliff Trail | trapped in deep snow in a tree well | hypothermia | Boarder | 22 | M | Needham, M | http://rec-law.us/2lhaAW2 | http://rec-law.us/2lhaAW2 | ||
30 | 2/15 | CO | Winter Park Resort | Forget-Me-Not | trapped in deep snow in a tree well | 17 | F | http://rec-law.us/2llpNoO | http://rec-law.us/2llpNoO | |||||
31 | severe head injury | 44 | M | KS | http://rec-law.us/2l7e906 | |||||||||
32 | 2/17 | OH | Snow Trails | tried to avoid a collision with a young girl and man in his path | Hit a pole
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59 | M | Gahanna, OH | http://rec-law.us/2l7f29b | http://rec-law.us/2lWb3xL | ||||
33 | 2/22 | NH | Cranmore Mountain Resort | Intermediate | crashed into a tree. | 13 | M | Y | http://rec-law.us/2mUPNWh | http://rec-law.us/2n6261d | ||||
34 | 2/23 | CA | Northstar | Treewell | 43 | M | New Canaan, CN | http://rec-law.us/2moN72Y | http://rec-law.us/2mwrsoJ | |||||
35 | 2/25 | CO | Purgatory Resort | Demon | Intermediate | struck a tree | 34 | F | Farmington, NM | Y | http://rec-law.us/2lJqrw5 | http://rec-law.us/2lK3mb3 | ||
36 | 2/26 | ID | Sun Valley | Can-Can | Tree well | 34 | M | Meridian | http://rec-law.us/2lc9awN | http://rec-law.us/2lcoPMP | ||||
37 | 3/3 | Me | Sugarloaf | Skidder trail | Double Black Diamond | 24 | M | Farmington | N | http://rec-law.us/2n3BYEe | http://rec-law.us/2n3BYEe | |||
38 | 3/3 | CO | Breckenridge Ski Resort | Broke her leg | 15 | F | Wichita, KS | N | http://rec-law.us/2meE4C0 | http://rec-law.us/2lDPKkK | ||||
39 | Hunter Mountain | Racer’s Edge Trail | Double Black Diamond | went off the trail and struck several trees | 20 | M | Cream Ridge, NJ | http://rec-law.us/2mx7FZo | ||||||
40 | 3/7 | CO | Eldora Mountain Resort | Mule Shoe | black diamond | crashing into a tree | Boarder | 23 | M | Aurora, CO | Y | http://rec-law.us/2mlzcg2 | http://rec-law.us/2mH5T8F | |
41 | 2/19 | CO | Buttermilk Mountain | Green | hit a tree | multiple skull fractures and other various serious injuries | 20 | M | OK | N | http://rec-law.us/2lRwy34 | http://rec-law.us/2n5lLSu | ||
42 | 3/12 | NH | Mount Sunapee | Skyway trail | intermediate | M | http://rec-law.us/2ne4xCJ | |||||||
3/7 | OR | Mt. Hood Meadows | Jacks Woods | extremely difficult | Hit a tree, found in tree well | 57 | M | Dallas TX | http://rec-law.us/2mWPL20 | http://rec-law.us/2nzdvrw | ||||
3/24 | CO | Loveland Ski Area | Lift 8 | skied directly into a tree | Ski | 35 | M | Georgetown, CO | Y | http://rec-law.us/2ocO7Ic | ||||
3/21 | CO | Wolf Creek Ski Area | Summer Days | Intermediate | lost a ski, and, as a result, began to “tomahawk” | internal injuries, including broken ribs and a collapsed lung | Ski | 56 | M | FL | Y | http://rec-law.us/2oy9qDz | http://rec-law.us/2oy9qDz |
Download a PDF of this chart here. 2016 – 2017 Ski Season Deaths 3.30.17
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2016-2017 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: March 22, 2017 Filed under: Ski Area, Skier v. Skier, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: 49 Degrees North, Alpental, avalanche, Breckenridge, Cannon Mountain, Collision, fatality, Hunter Mountain, In Bounds, Keystone, Killington, Mt. Rose, Natural Causes, Northstar, ski area, ski instructor, skiing, Snowbasin Resort, snowboarding, Snowshoe Mountain, Tree Well 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 March 15, 2017. 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
Purple Type is Employee or Ski Patroller
# | Date | State | Resort | Where | Trail Difficulty | How | Cause of death | Ski/ Board | Age | Sex | Home town | Helmet | Reference | Ref # 2 |
1 | 11/26 | CO | Keystone | Elk Run | Intermediate | Hit lift tower at high speed | Skier | 18 | M | LA | Y | http://rec-law.us/2h2ul1Z | http://rec-law.us/2gXbKA8 | |
2 | 12/10 | VT | Killington Ski Area | Intermediate | Found dead | Skier | 65 | M | Lagrangeville, NY | http://rec-law.us/2hml9oW | http://rec-law.us/2gHi01C | |||
3 | 12/11 | CA | Northstar | Village Run | Expert (off duty ski instructor) | hit several rocks and crashed into a creek avoiding other skier | Skier | 35 | M | Incline Village, NV & Kings Beach | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hwJAAy | http://rec-law.us/2gwnmJQ | |
4 | 12/11 | NV | Alpental Ski area | Tree Well | death was asphyxia due to immersion in snow | Skier | 45 | M | http://rec-law.us/2hqZSb9 | http://rec-law.us/2hqZSb9 | ||||
5 | 12/11 | NV | Mt. Rose | The Chutes | Avalanche in closed run | Skier | 60 | M | http://rec-law.us/2gHp1iZ | http://rec-law.us/2hAAxOP | ||||
6 | 12/12 | VT | Killington Ski Area | Skier | 80 | M | Wappingers Falls, NY | http://rec-law.us/2hqD3UN | ||||||
7 | 12/19 | CO | Breckenridge | Alpine Alley | Hit a tree | accidental blunt force trauma | 48 | M | Longmont CO | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hckGX4 | http://rec-law.us/2ialr2Y | ||
8 | 12/29 | CO | Ski Granby Ranch | Quick Draw Express lift | Fell out of chair lift | traumatic rupture of the aorta and blunt force trauma to the torso | Skier | 40 | F | San Antonio, TX | http://rec-law.us/2ixiwhN | http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/29/mom-dies-daughters-hurt-chairlift/95988502/ | ||
9 | 12/31 | UT | Snowbasin | Hit tree | Skier | 24 | M | Ogden, UT | Y | http://rec-law.us/2iV7Qg8 | http://rec-law.us/2hQsaKC | |||
10 | 1/1/17 | MI | Crystal Mountain | Penny Lane | Intermediate | lost control and veered into a tree | crash cracked Delaney’s helmet and caused a serious brain injury | Skier | 10 | F | La Grange, IL | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hSv1pC | http://rec-law.us/2hSz19J |
11 | 1/1 | OR | Mt. Baker | Found slumped over snowmobile | 67 | M | http://rec-law.us/2iIa5mA | |||||||
12 | 1/7 | VT | Killington | Skyeship Gondola | Found on Floor | Fall | M | http://rec-law.us/2iWImP5 | ||||||
13 | 1/13 | CO | Breckenridge | Expert | Found by ski patrol | Skull Fracture | 47 | M | Longmot, CO | N | http://rec-law.us/2jZgniK | http://rec-law.us/2jkovaw | ||
14 | 1/16 | VT | Sugar Bush | Mount Ellen | Hit Tree | Hampden | Skier | 39 | M | Hampden, MA | N | http://rec-law.us/2jqt6un | http://rec-law.us/2jqt6un | |
15 | PA | Shawnee Mountain Ski Area | lost control and struck an orange safety fence | 15 | F | Singapore | http://rec-law.us/2jSL1X9 | http://rec-law.us/2j38nt0 | ||||||
16 | 1/14 | UT | Brighton Ski Resort | hit a tree | Boarder | 35 | M | Millcreek, UT | http://rec-law.us/2jsJevi | http://rec-law.us/2jGiFA6 | ||||
17 | 1/14 | NY | Belleayre Mountain Ski Center | Wanatuska Trail | Expert | Boarding | 25 | M | Centersport, NY | http://rec-law.us/2jDcHlZ | http://rec-law.us/2jGKr1J | |||
18 | 1/24 | CA | Squaw Valley | Gold Coast Ridge | denotation of an explosive charge | 42 | M | Olympic Valley, CA | http://rec-law.us/2jXfW7Y | http://rec-law.us/2kqBruQ | ||||
19 | 1/26 | WA | Stevens Pass Mountain Resort | Mill Valley side | Expert | found the man unresponsive and not breathing | 55 | M | Woodinville, WA | http://rec-law.us/2kBlZQD | ||||
20 | 1/26 | PA | Camelback Ski Resort | Hump | Expert | he went off the trail | Boarding | 21 | M | Stroudsburg | N | http://rec-law.us/2kvWmNF | ||
21 | 1/20 died 1/27 | UT | Snowbasin Resort | Bluegrass Terrain Park | He fell hard | suffered damage to his vertebrae that extended into the base of his brain | Skier | M | Ogden, UT | http://rec-law.us/2jD3onj | ||||
22 | 2/4 | WV | Snowshoe Mountain | went off the trail | Skier | 67 | M | http://rec-law.us/2kznvzN | http://rec-law.us/2kDUz9W | |||||
3 | 2/5 | Cannon Mountain | Taft Slalom | lost control | 57 | F | Amherst | http://rec-law.us/2jZ34iW | http://rec-law.us/2kvXumu | |||||
24 | 2/6 | WA | 49 Degrees North ski area | Tree Skiiing | falling into a tree well | Boarder | M | http://rec-law.us/2lyPijQ | http://rec-law.us/2kx9IZY | |||||
25 | 2/8 | NY | Hunter Mountain | Annapurna Trail | Expert | lost control and slid about 200 feet before going off the trail and striking several trees | Skier | 58 | M | Orange County | http://rec-law.us/2lshaWj | http://rec-law.us/2kYw5dN | ||
26 | 2/10 | CO | Breckenridge Ski Area | Advanced | severe head trauma | 26 | M | Mexico City, MX | Y | http://rec-law.us/2lvm4G6 | http://rec-law.us/2lIhwJk | |||
27 | 2/11 | VT | Killington | collided with a tree | Boarder | 26 | M | Toms River, NJ | N | http://rec-law.us/2kkXYsm | http://rec-law.us/2l41Hiz | |||
28 | 2/11 | CT | Mohawk Mountain Ski Area | Collison with another skier | Skier | F | http://rec-law.us/2l5nXbM | http://rec-law.us/2l5nXbM | ||||||
29 | 2/13 | VT | Stowe | Cliff Trail | trapped in deep snow in a tree well | hypothermia | Boarder | 22 | M | Needham, M | http://rec-law.us/2lhaAW2 | http://rec-law.us/2lhaAW2 | ||
30 | 2/15 | CO | Winter Park Resort | Forget-Me-Not | trapped in deep snow in a tree well | 17 | F | http://rec-law.us/2llpNoO | http://rec-law.us/2llpNoO | |||||
31 | severe head injury | 44 | M | KS | http://rec-law.us/2l7e906 | |||||||||
32 | 2/17 | OH | Snow Trails | tried to avoid a collision with a young girl and man in his path | Hit a pole
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59 | M | Gahanna, OH | http://rec-law.us/2l7f29b | http://rec-law.us/2lWb3xL | ||||
33 | 2/22 | NH | Cranmore Mountain Resort | Intermediate | crashed into a tree. | 13 | M | Y | http://rec-law.us/2mUPNWh | http://rec-law.us/2n6261d | ||||
34 | 2/23 | CA | Northstar | Treewell | 43 | M | New Canaan, CN | http://rec-law.us/2moN72Y | http://rec-law.us/2mwrsoJ | |||||
35 | 2/25 | CO | Purgatory Resort | Demon | Intermediate | struck a tree | 34 | F | Farmington, NM | Y | http://rec-law.us/2lJqrw5 | http://rec-law.us/2lK3mb3 | ||
36 | 2/26 | ID | Sun Valley | Can-Can | Tree well | 34 | M | Meridian | http://rec-law.us/2lc9awN | http://rec-law.us/2lcoPMP | ||||
37 | 3/3 | ME | Sugarloaf | Skidder trail | Double Black Diamond | 24 | M | Farmington | N | http://rec-law.us/2n3BYEe | http://rec-law.us/2n3BYEe | |||
38 | 3/3 | CO | Breckenridge Ski Resort | Broke her leg | 15 | F | Wichita, KS | N | http://rec-law.us/2meE4C0 | http://rec-law.us/2lDPKkK | ||||
39 | Hunter Mountain | Racer’s Edge Trail | Double Black Diamond | went off the trail and struck several trees | 20 | M | Cream Ridge, NJ | http://rec-law.us/2mx7FZo | ||||||
40 | 3/7 | CO | Eldora Mountain Resort | Mule Shoe | black diamond | crashing into a tree | Boarder | 23 | M | Aurora, CO | Y | http://rec-law.us/2mlzcg2 | http://rec-law.us/2mH5T8F | |
41 | 2/19 | CO | Buttermilk Mountain | Green | hit a tree | multiple skull fractures and other various serious injuries | 20 | M | OK | N | http://rec-law.us/2lRwy34 | http://rec-law.us/2n5lLSu | ||
42 | 3/12 | Mount Sunapee | Skyway trail | intermediate | M | http://rec-law.us/2ne4xCJ |
Download a PDF of this chart here. 2016 – 2017 Ski Season Deaths 3.15.17
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 cannot read the entire chart you can download it here.
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2016-2017 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: March 1, 2017 Filed under: Ski Area, Skier v. Skier, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: 49 Degrees North, Alpental, avalanche, Breckenridge, Cannon Mountain, Collision, fatality, Hunter Mountain, In Bounds, Keystone, Killington, Mt. Rose, Natural Causes, Northstar, ski area, ski instructor, Snowbasin Resort, snowboarding, Snowshoe Mountain, Tree Well 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 February 27, 2017. 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
Purple Type is Employee or Ski Patroller
# | Date | State | Resort | Where | Trail Difficulty | How | Cause of death | Ski/ Board | Age | Sex | Home town | Helmet | Reference | Ref # 2 |
1 | 11/26 | CO | Keystone | Elk Run | Intermediate | Hit lift tower at high speed | Skier | 18 | M | LA | Y | http://rec-law.us/2h2ul1Z | http://rec-law.us/2gXbKA8 | |
2 | 12/10 | VT | Killington Ski Area | Intermediate | Found dead | Skier | 65 | M | Lagrangeville, NY | http://rec-law.us/2hml9oW | http://rec-law.us/2gHi01C | |||
3 | 12/11 | CA | Northstar | Village Run | Expert (off duty ski instructor) | hit several rocks and crashed into a creek avoiding other skier | Skier | 35 | M | Incline Village, NV & Kings Beach | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hwJAAy | http://rec-law.us/2gwnmJQ | |
4 | 12/11 | NV | Alpental Ski area | Tree Well | death was asphyxia due to immersion in snow | Skier | 45 | M | http://rec-law.us/2hqZSb9 | http://rec-law.us/2hqZSb9 | ||||
5 | 12/11 | NV | Mt. Rose | The Chutes | Avalanche in closed run | Skier | 60 | M | http://rec-law.us/2gHp1iZ | http://rec-law.us/2hAAxOP | ||||
6 | 12/12 | VT | Killington Ski Area | Skier | 80 | M | Wappingers Falls, NY | http://rec-law.us/2hqD3UN | ||||||
7 | 12/19 | CO | Breckenridge | Alpine Alley | Hit a tree | accidental blunt force trauma | 48 | M | Longmont CO | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hckGX4 | http://rec-law.us/2ialr2Y | ||
8 | 12/29 | CO | Ski Granby Ranch | Quick Draw Express lift | Fell out of chair lift | traumatic rupture of the aorta and blunt force trauma to the torso | Skier | 40 | F | San Antonio, TX | http://rec-law.us/2ixiwhN | http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/29/mom-dies-daughters-hurt-chairlift/95988502/ | ||
9 | 12/31 | UT | Snowbasin | Hit tree | Skier | 24 | M | Ogden, UT | Y | http://rec-law.us/2iV7Qg8 | http://rec-law.us/2hQsaKC | |||
10 | 1/1/17 | MI | Crystal Mountain | Penny Lane | Intermediate | lost control and veered into a tree | crash cracked Delaney’s helmet and caused a serious brain injury | Skier | 10 | F | La Grange, IL | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hSv1pC | http://rec-law.us/2hSz19J |
11 | 1/1 | OR | Mt. Baker | Found slumped over snowmobile | 67 | M | http://rec-law.us/2iIa5mA | |||||||
12 | 1/7 | VT | Killington | Skyeship Gondola | Found on Floor | Fall | M | http://rec-law.us/2iWImP5 | ||||||
13 | 1/13 | CO | Breckenridge | Expert | Found by ski patrol | Skull Fracture | 47 | M | Longmot, CO | N | http://rec-law.us/2jZgniK | http://rec-law.us/2jkovaw | ||
14 | 1/16 | VT | Sugar Bush | Mount Ellen | Hit Tree | Hampden | Skier | 39 | M | Hampden, MA | N | http://rec-law.us/2jqt6un | http://rec-law.us/2jqt6un | |
15 | PA | Shawnee Mountain Ski Area | lost control and struck an orange safety fence | 15 | F | Singapore | http://rec-law.us/2jSL1X9 | http://rec-law.us/2j38nt0 | ||||||
16 | 1/14 | UT | Brighton Ski Resort | hit a tree | Boarder | 35 | M | Millcreek, UT | http://rec-law.us/2jsJevi | http://rec-law.us/2jGiFA6 | ||||
17 | 1/14 | NY | Belleayre Mountain Ski Center | Wanatuska Trail | Expert | Boarding | 25 | M | Centersport, NY | http://rec-law.us/2jDcHlZ | http://rec-law.us/2jGKr1J | |||
18 | 1/24 | CA | Squaw Valley | Gold Coast Ridge | denotation of an explosive charge | 42 | M | Olympic Valley, CA | http://rec-law.us/2jXfW7Y | http://rec-law.us/2kqBruQ | ||||
19 | 1/26 | WA | Stevens Pass Mountain Resort | Mill Valley side | Expert | found the man unresponsive and not breathing | 55 | M | Woodinville, WA | http://rec-law.us/2kBlZQD | ||||
20 | 1/26 | PA | Camelback Ski Resort | Hump | Expert | he went off the trail | Boarding | 21 | M | Stroudsburg | N | http://rec-law.us/2kvWmNF | ||
21 | 1/20 died 1/27 | UT | Snowbasin Resort | Bluegrass Terrain Park | He fell hard | suffered damage to his vertebrae that extended into the base of his brain | Skier | M | Ogden, UT | http://rec-law.us/2jD3onj | ||||
22 | 2/4 | WV | Snowshoe Mountain | went off the trail | Skier | 67 | M | http://rec-law.us/2kznvzN | http://rec-law.us/2kDUz9W | |||||
3 | 2/5 | Cannon Mountain | Taft Slalom | lost control | 57 | F | Amherst | http://rec-law.us/2jZ34iW | http://rec-law.us/2kvXumu | |||||
24 | 2/6 | WA | 49 Degrees North ski area | Tree Skiiing | falling into a tree well | Boarder | M | http://rec-law.us/2lyPijQ | http://rec-law.us/2kx9IZY | |||||
25 | 2/8 | NY | Hunter Mountain | Annapurna Trail | Expert | lost control and slid about 200 feet before going off the trail and striking several trees | Skier | 58 | M | Orange County | http://rec-law.us/2lshaWj | http://rec-law.us/2kYw5dN | ||
26 | 2/10 | CO | Breckenridge Ski Area | Advanced | severe head trauma | 26 | M | Mexico City, MX | Y | http://rec-law.us/2lvm4G6 | http://rec-law.us/2lIhwJk | |||
27 | 2/11 | VT | Killington | collided with a tree | Boarder | 26 | M | Toms River, NJ | N | http://rec-law.us/2kkXYsm | http://rec-law.us/2l41Hiz | |||
28 | 2/11 | CT | Mohawk Mountain Ski Area | Collison with another skier | Skier | F | http://rec-law.us/2l5nXbM | http://rec-law.us/2l5nXbM | ||||||
29 | 2/13 | VT | Stowe | Cliff Trail | trapped in deep snow in a tree well | hypothermia | Boarder | 22 | M | Needham, M | http://rec-law.us/2lhaAW2 | http://rec-law.us/2lhaAW2 | ||
30 | 2/15 | CO | Winter Park Resort | Forget-Me-Not | trapped in deep snow in a tree well | 17 | F | http://rec-law.us/2llpNoO | http://rec-law.us/2llpNoO | |||||
31 | severe head injury | 44 | M | KS | http://rec-law.us/2l7e906 | |||||||||
32 | 2/17 | OH | Snow Trails | tried to avoid a collision with a young girl and man in his path | Hit a pole
|
59 | M | Gahanna, OH | http://rec-law.us/2l7f29b | http://rec-law.us/2lWb3xL | ||||
33 | 2/23 | CA | Northstar | Treewell | 43 | M | New Canaan, CN | http://rec-law.us/2moN72Y | http://rec-law.us/2mwrsoJ | |||||
34 | 2/25 | CO | Purgatory Resort | Demon | Intermediate | struck a tree | 34 | F | Farmington, NM | Y | http://rec-law.us/2lJqrw5 | http://rec-law.us/2lK3mb3 |
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.
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2016-2017 In Bound ski/board Fatalities
Posted: February 15, 2017 Filed under: Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: fatality, Inbound, ski area, Ski Resort 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 February 11, 2017. 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
Purple Type is Employee or Ski Patroller
# | Date | State | Resort | Where | Trail Difficulty | How | Cause of death | Ski/ Board | Age | Sex | Home town | Helmet | Reference | Ref # 2 |
1 | 11/26 | CO | Keystone | Elk Run | Intermediate | Hit lift tower at high speed | Skier | 18 | M | LA | Y | http://rec-law.us/2h2ul1Z | http://rec-law.us/2gXbKA8 | |
2 | 12/10 | VT | Killington Ski Area | Intermediate | Found dead | Skier | 65 | M | Lagrangeville, NY | http://rec-law.us/2hml9oW | http://rec-law.us/2gHi01C | |||
3 | 12/11 | CA | Northstar | Village Run | Expert (off duty ski instructor) | hit several rocks and crashed into a creek avoiding other skier | Skier | 35 | M | Incline Village, NV & Kings Beach | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hwJAAy | http://rec-law.us/2gwnmJQ | |
4 | 12/11 | NV | Alpental Ski area | Tree Well | death was asphyxia due to immersion in snow | Skier | 45 | M | http://rec-law.us/2hqZSb9 | http://rec-law.us/2hqZSb9 | ||||
5 | 12/11 | NV | Mt. Rose | The Chutes | Avalanche in closed run | Skier | 60 | M | http://rec-law.us/2gHp1iZ | http://rec-law.us/2hAAxOP | ||||
6 | 12/12 | VT | Killington Ski Area | Skier | 80 | M | Wappingers Falls, NY | http://rec-law.us/2hqD3UN | ||||||
7 | 12/19 | CO | Keystone | Alpine Alley | Hit a tree | accidental blunt force trauma | 48 | M | Longmont CO | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hckGX4 | http://rec-law.us/2ialr2Y | ||
8 | 12/29 | CO | Ski Granby Ranch | Quick Draw Express lift | Fell out of chair lift | traumatic rupture of the aorta and blunt force trauma to the torso | Skier | 40 | F | San Antonio, TX | http://rec-law.us/2ixiwhN | http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/29/mom-dies-daughters-hurt-chairlift/95988502/ | ||
9 | 12/31 | UT | Snowbasin | Hit tree | Skier | 24 | M | Ogden, UT | Y | http://rec-law.us/2iV7Qg8 | http://rec-law.us/2hQsaKC | |||
10 | 1/1/17 | MI | Crystal Mountain | Penny Lane | Intermediate | lost control and veered into a tree | crash cracked Delaney’s helmet and caused a serious brain injury | Skier | 10 | F | La Grange, IL | Y | http://rec-law.us/2hSv1pC | http://rec-law.us/2hSz19J |
11 | 1/1 | OR | Mt. Baker | Found slumped over snowmobile | 67 | M | http://rec-law.us/2iIa5mA | |||||||
12 | 1/7 | VT | Killington | Skyeship Gondola | Found on Floor | Fall | M | http://rec-law.us/2iWImP5 | ||||||
13 | 1/13 | CO | Breckenridge | Expert | Found by ski patrol | Skull Fracture | 47 | M | Longmot, CO | N | http://rec-law.us/2jZgniK | http://rec-law.us/2jkovaw | ||
14 | 1/16 | VT | Sugar Bush | Mount Ellen | Hit Tree | Hampden | Skier | 39 | M | Hampden, MA | N | http://rec-law.us/2jqt6un | http://rec-law.us/2jqt6un | |
15 | PA | Shawnee Mountain Ski Area | lost control and struck an orange safety fence | 15 | F | Singapore | http://rec-law.us/2jSL1X9 | http://rec-law.us/2j38nt0 | ||||||
16 | 1/14 | UT | Brighton Ski Resort | hit a tree | Boarder | 35 | M | Millcreek, UT | http://rec-law.us/2jsJevi | http://rec-law.us/2jGiFA6 | ||||
17 | 1/14 | NY | Belleayre Mountain Ski Center | Wanatuska Trail | Expert | Boarding | 25 | M | Centersport, NY | http://rec-law.us/2jDcHlZ | http://rec-law.us/2jGKr1J | |||
18 | 1/24 | CA | Squaw Valley | Gold Coast Ridge | denotation of an explosive charge | 42 | M | Olympic Valley, CA | http://rec-law.us/2jXfW7Y | http://rec-law.us/2kqBruQ | ||||
19 | 1/26 | WA | Stevens Pass Mountain Resort | Mill Valley side | Expert | found the man unresponsive and not breathing | 55 | M | Woodinville, WA | http://rec-law.us/2kBlZQD | ||||
20 | 1/26 | PA | Camelback Ski Resort | Hump | Expert | he went off the trail | Boarding | 21 | M | Stroudsburg | N | http://rec-law.us/2kvWmNF | ||
21 | 1/20 died 1/27 | UT | Snowbasin Resort | Bluegrass Terrain Park | He fell hard | suffered damage to his vertebrae that extended into the base of his brain | Skier | M | Ogden, UT | http://rec-law.us/2jD3onj | ||||
22 | 2/4 | WV | Snowshoe Mountain | went off the trail | Skier | 67 | M | http://rec-law.us/2kznvzN | http://rec-law.us/2kDUz9W | |||||
3 | 2/5 | Cannon Mountain | Taft Slalom | lost control | 57 | F | Amherst | http://rec-law.us/2jZ34iW | http://rec-law.us/2kvXumu | |||||
24 | 2/6 | WA | 49 Degrees North ski area | Tree Skiiing | falling into a tree well | Boarder | M | http://rec-law.us/2lyPijQ | http://rec-law.us/2kx9IZY | |||||
25 | 2/8 | NY | Hunter Mountain | Annapurna Trail | Expert | lost control and slid about 200 feet before going off the trail and striking several trees | Skier | 58 | M | Orange County | http://rec-law.us/2lshaWj | http://rec-law.us/2kYw5dN | ||
26 | 2/10 | CO | Breckenridge Ski Area | Advanced | 26 | M | Mexico | http://rec-law.us/2lvm4G6 | ||||||
27 | 2/11 | VT | Killington | collided with a tree | Boarder | 26 | M | Toms River, NJ | N | http://rec-law.us/2kkXYsm | http://rec-law.us/2l41Hiz |
Download a PDF of this chart here: 2016-2017-ski-season-fatalities-2-11-17
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.
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2016-2017 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: January 25, 2017 Filed under: Avalanche, Ski Area, Skier v. Skier, Skiing / Snow Boarding, Snow Tubing | Tags: avalanche, Collision, fatality, In Bounds, Natural Causes, ski area, ski instructor, skiing, snowboarding, Tree Well 2 CommentsThis 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 January 21, 2017. 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
Purple Type is Employee or Ski Patroller
# |
Date |
State |
Resort |
Where |
Trail Difficulty |
How |
Cause of death |
Ski/ Board |
Age |
Sex |
Home town |
Helmet |
Reference |
Ref # 2 |
1 |
11/26 |
CO |
Keystone |
Elk Run |
Intermediate |
Hit lift tower at high speed |
|
Skier |
18 |
M |
LA |
Y |
||
2 |
12/10 |
VT |
Killington Ski Area |
|
Intermediate |
Found dead |
|
Skier |
65 |
M |
Lagrangeville, NY |
|
||
3 |
12/11 |
CA |
Northstar |
Village Run |
Expert (off duty ski instructor) |
hit several rocks and crashed into a creek avoiding other skier |
|
Skier |
35 |
M |
Incline Village, NV & Kings Beach |
Y |
||
4 |
12/11 |
NV |
Alpental Ski area |
|
|
Tree Well |
death was asphyxia due to immersion in snow |
Skier |
45 |
M |
|
|
||
5 |
12/11 |
NV |
Mt. Rose |
The Chutes |
|
Avalanche in closed run |
|
Skier |
60 |
M |
|
|
||
6 |
12/12 |
VT |
Killington Ski Area |
|
|
|
|
Skier |
80 |
M |
Wappingers Falls, NY |
|
|
|
7 |
12/19 |
CO |
Keystone |
Alpine Alley |
|
Hit a tree |
accidental blunt force trauma |
|
48 |
M |
Longmont CO |
Y |
||
8 |
12/29 |
CO |
Ski Granby Ranch |
Quick Draw Express lift |
|
Fell out of chair lift |
traumatic rupture of the aorta and blunt force trauma to the torso |
Skier |
40 |
F |
San Antonio, TX |
|
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/29/mom-dies-daughters-hurt-chairlift/95988502/ |
|
9 |
12/31 |
UT |
Snowbasin |
|
|
Hit tree |
|
Skier |
24 |
M |
Ogden, UT |
Y |
||
10 |
1/1/17 |
MI |
Crystal Mountain |
Penny Lane |
Intermediate |
lost control and veered into a tree |
crash cracked Delaney’s helmet and caused a serious brain injury |
Skier |
10 |
F |
La Grange, IL |
Y |
||
11 |
1/1 |
OR |
Mt. Baker |
|
|
Found slumped over snowmobile |
|
|
67 |
M |
|
|
|
|
12 |
1/7 |
VT |
Killington |
Skyeship Gondola |
|
Found on Floor |
Fall |
|
|
M |
|
|
|
|
13 |
1/13 |
CO |
Breckenridge |
|
Expert |
Found by ski patrol |
Skull Fracture |
|
47 |
M |
Longmot, CO |
N |
||
13 |
1/16 |
VT |
Sugar Bush |
Mount Ellen |
|
Hit Tree |
Hampden |
Skier |
39 |
M |
Hampden, MA |
N |
||
14 |
|
PA |
Shawnee Mountain Ski Area |
|
|
lost control and struck an orange safety fence |
|
|
15 |
F |
Singapore |
|
||
|
1/14 |
UT |
Brighton Ski Resort |
|
|
hit a tree |
|
Boarder |
35 |
M |
Millcreek, UT |
|
||
|
1/14 |
NY |
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center |
Wanatuska Trail |
Expert |
|
|
Boarding |
25 |
M |
Centersport, NY |
|
Download a PDF of this chart here. 2016-2017-ski-season-deaths
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.
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2016-2017 In bound ski/board fatalities (Way to Early, Way to Many)
Posted: December 14, 2016 Filed under: Avalanche, Ski Area, Skier v. Skier, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Alpental, avalanche, Collision, fatality, In Bounds, Keystone, Killington, Mt. Rose, Natural Causes, Northstart, ski area, ski instructor, skiing, snowboarding, Tree Well 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 12, 2016. 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
Purple Type is Employee or Ski Patroller
# |
Date |
State |
Resort |
Where |
Trail Difficulty |
How |
Cause of death |
Ski/ Board |
Age |
Sex |
Home town |
Helmet |
Reference |
Ref # 2 |
1 |
11/26 |
CO |
Keystone |
Elk Run |
Intermediate |
Hit lift tower at high speed |
|
Skier |
18 |
M |
LA |
Y |
||
2 |
12/10 |
VT |
Killington Ski Area |
|
Intermediate |
Found dead |
|
Skier |
65 |
M |
Lagrangeville, NY |
|
||
3 |
12/11 |
CA |
Northstar |
Village Run |
Expert (off duty ski instructor) |
hit several rocks and crashed into a creek avoiding other skier |
|
Skier |
35 |
M |
Incline Village, NV & Kings Beach |
Y |
||
4 |
12/11 |
NV |
Alpental Ski area |
|
|
Tree Well |
death was asphyxia due to immersion in snow |
Skier |
45 |
M |
|
|
||
5 |
12/11 |
NV |
Mt. Rose |
The Chutes |
|
Avalanche in closed run |
|
Skier |
60 |
M |
|
|
||
6 |
12/12 |
VT |
Killington Ski Area |
|
|
|
|
Skier |
80 |
M |
NY |
|
|
Download a PDF of this chart here: 2016-2017-ski-season-deaths-12-14-16
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.
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Summer 2016 Commercial Fatalities
Posted: December 7, 2016 Filed under: Avalanche, Climbing, Mountaineering, Paddlesports | Tags: avalanche, Cat Skiing, fatality, Oregon, Whitewater Rafting 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 1, 2016. Thanks.
Rafting, Mountaineering, Skiing out of bounds and other sports are probably still safer than your kitchen or bathroom. This information is not to scare you away from any activity but to help you understand the risks and to study.
Red is a probable death due to medical issues unrelated to the activity
Blue is an employee fatality
Dark blue is a death of an employee while working
Date |
Activity |
State |
Location |
What |
Age |
Sex |
Location 2 |
Reference |
Ref 2 |
Company |
3/22 |
Cat Skiing |
OR |
Mt. Bailey |
Avalanche hit tree |
|
M |
|
|
||
5/4 |
Whitewater Rafting |
WA |
Wenatchee River |
Raft Flipped |
53 |
M |
Dryden |
|
Orion River |
|
|
Whitewater Rafting |
ME |
Dead River |
Fell out |
52 |
M |
|
North Country Rivers |
||
5/22 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Arkansas River |
Fell out |
61 |
F |
Parkdale |
Echo Canyon River Expeditions |
||
6/4 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Lowe River |
Fell out |
48 |
F |
|
|
|
|
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Roaring Fork |
Flip |
50 |
M |
Slaughterhouse section |
Aspen Whitewater Rafting |
||
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Kongakut River |
Flip |
69 |
F |
|
Alaska Alpine Adventures |
||
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Kongakut River |
Flip |
67 |
F |
|
Alaska Alpine Adventures |
||
6/22 |
Sea Kayaking |
ME |
Downeast Maine |
High Seas |
63 |
M |
Corea Harbor |
|
SeaScape Kayaks |
|
6/22 |
Sea Kayaking |
ME |
Downeast Maine |
High Seas |
|
M |
Corea Harbor |
|
SeaScape Kayaks |
|
6/24/16 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Green River |
|
63 |
F |
Disaster Falls |
Adrift Adventures |
||
7/2/16 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Arkansas River |
Fell out |
51 |
F |
Zoom Flume |
River Runners |
||
7/17 |
Inflatable Kayak |
OR |
Rogue River |
Fell out & trapped unwater |
57 |
M |
Wildcat Rapid |
|
|
|
7/21 |
Canoe Trip |
MN |
Boundary Waters |
Lighting Strike |
39 |
F |
Basswood Lake |
BSA Northern Tier High Adventure Base |
||
7/21 |
Canoe Trip |
MN |
Boundary Waters |
Lighting Strike |
13 |
M |
Basswood Lake |
BSA Northern Tier High Adventure Base |
||
7/23 |
Mountain Climbing |
WY |
Grand Teton National Park |
Fell |
42 |
M |
Valhalla Canyon near the Black Ice Coulier |
Exum |
||
9/12 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AZ |
Grand Canyon NP |
Guide walked out of camp with inflatable |
34 |
M |
Pancho’s Kitchen |
|
OARS |
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Summer 2016 Commercial Fatalities
Posted: September 7, 2016 Filed under: Paddlesports, Sea Kayaking | Tags: avalanche, Cat Skiing, fatality, Oregon, Whitewater Rafting 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.
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Rafting, Mountaineering, Skiing out of bounds and other sports are probably still safer than your kitchen or bathroom. This information is not to scare you away from any activity but to help you understand the risks and to study.
Red is a probable death due to medical issues unrelated to the activity
Blue is an employee fatality
Dark blue is a death of an employee while working
Date |
Activity |
State |
Location |
What |
Age |
Sex |
Location 2 |
Reference |
Ref 2 |
Company |
3/22 |
Cat Skiing |
OR |
Mt. Bailey |
Avalanche hit tree |
|
M |
|
|
||
5/4 |
Whitewater Rafting |
WA |
Wenatchee River |
Raft Flipped |
53 |
M |
Dryden |
|
Orion River |
|
|
Whitewater Rafting |
ME |
Dead River |
Fell out |
52 |
M |
|
North Country Rivers |
||
5/22 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Arkansas River |
Fell out |
61 |
F |
Parkdale |
Echo Canyon River Expeditions |
||
6/4 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Lowe River |
Fell out |
48 |
F |
|
|
|
|
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Roaring Fork |
Flip |
50 |
M |
Slaughterhouse section |
Aspen Whitewater Rafting |
||
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Kongakut River |
Flip |
69 |
F |
|
Alaska Alpine Adventures |
||
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Kongakut River |
Flip |
67 |
F |
|
Alaska Alpine Adventures |
||
6/22 |
Sea Kayaking |
ME |
Downeast Maine |
High Seas |
63 |
M |
Corea Harbor |
|
SeaScape Kayaks |
|
6/22 |
Sea Kayaking |
ME |
Downeast Maine |
High Seas |
|
M |
Corea Harbor |
|
SeaScape Kayaks |
|
6/24/16 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Green River |
|
63 |
F |
Disaster Falls |
Adrift Adventures |
||
7/2/16 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Arkansas River |
Fell out |
51 |
F |
Zoom Flume |
River Runners |
||
7/17 |
Inflatable Kayak |
OR |
Rogue River |
Fell out & trapped unwater |
57 |
M |
Wildcat Rapid |
|
|
|
7/21 |
Canoe Trip |
MN |
Boundary Waters |
Lighting Strike |
39 |
F |
Basswood Lake |
BSA Northern Tier High Adventure Base |
||
7/21 |
Canoe Trip |
MN |
Boundary Waters |
Lighting Strike |
13 |
M |
Basswood Lake |
BSA Northern Tier High Adventure Base |
||
7/23 |
Mountain Climbing |
WY |
Grand Teton National Park |
Fell |
42 |
M |
Valhalla Canyon near the Black Ice Coulier |
Exum |
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Summer 2016 Commercial Fatalities
Posted: July 6, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Cat Skiing, fatality, Sea Kayaking, Whitewater Rafting 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 June 30, 2016. Thanks.
Rafting, Mountaineering, Skiing out of bounds and other sports are probably still safer than your kitchen or bathroom. This information is not to scare you away from any activity but to help you understand the risks and to study.
Red is a probable death due to medical issues unrelated to the activity
Blue is an employee fatality
Dark blue is a death of an employee while working
Date |
Activity |
State |
Location |
What |
Age |
Sex |
Location 2 |
Reference |
Ref 2 |
Company |
3/22 |
Cat Skiing |
OR |
Mt. Bailey |
Avalanche hit tree |
|
M |
|
|
||
5/4 |
Whitewater Rafting |
WA |
Wenatchee River |
Raft Flipped |
53 |
M |
Dryden |
|
Orion River |
|
|
Whitewater Rafting |
ME |
Dead River |
Fell out |
52 |
M |
|
North Country Rivers |
||
5/22 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Arkansas River |
Fell out |
61 |
F |
Parkdale |
Echo Canyon River Expeditions |
||
6/4 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Lowe River |
Fell out |
48 |
F |
|
|
|
|
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Roaring Fork |
Flip |
50 |
M |
Slaughterhouse section |
Aspen Whitewater Rafting |
||
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Kongakut River |
Flip |
69 |
F |
|
Alaska Alpine Adventures |
||
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Kongakut River |
Flip |
67 |
F |
|
Alaska Alpine Adventures |
||
6/22 |
Sea Kayaking |
ME |
Downeast Maine |
High Seas |
63 |
M |
Corea Harbor |
|
SeaScape Kayaks |
|
6/22 |
Sea Kayaking |
ME |
Downeast Maine |
High Seas |
|
M |
Corea Harbor |
|
SeaScape Kayaks |
|
6/24/16 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Green River |
|
63 |
F |
Disaster Falls |
Adrift Adventures |
||
7/2/16 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Arkansas River |
Fell out |
51 |
F |
Zoom Flume |
River Runners |
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Summer 2016 Commercial Fatalities
Posted: June 29, 2016 Filed under: Whitewater Rafting | Tags: avalanche, Cat Skiing, fatality, Oregon 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 June 15, 2016. Thanks.
Rafting, Mountaineering, Skiing out of bounds and other sports are probably still safer than your kitchen or bathroom. This information is not to scare you away from any activity but to help you understand the risks and to study.
Red is a probable death due to medical issues unrelated to the activity
Blue is an employee fatality
Dark blue is a death of an employee while working
Date |
Activity |
State |
Location |
What |
Age |
Sex |
Location 2 |
Reference |
Ref 2 |
Company |
3/22 |
Cat Skiing |
OR |
Mt. Bailey |
Avalanche, hit tree |
|
M |
|
|
||
5/4 |
Whitewater Rafting |
WA |
Wenatchee River |
Raft Flipped |
53 |
M |
Dryden |
|
Orion River |
|
|
Whitewater Rafting |
ME |
Dead River |
Fell out |
52 |
M |
|
North Country Rivers |
||
5/22 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Arkansas River |
Fell out |
61 |
F |
Parkdale |
Echo Canyon River Expeditions |
||
6/4 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Lowe River |
Fell out |
48 |
F |
|
|
|
|
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
CO |
Roaring Fork |
Flip |
50 |
M |
Slaughterhouse section |
Aspen Whitewater Rafting |
||
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Kongakut River |
Flip |
69 |
F |
|
Alaska Alpine Adventures |
||
6/15 |
Whitewater Rafting |
AK |
Kongakut River |
Flip |
67 |
F |
|
Alaska Alpine Adventures |
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Final: 2015-2016 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: June 22, 2016 Filed under: Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Aspen, Bear Valley, Blue Mountain, Blue Mountain Ski Area, Burke Mountain, Burke Mountain Ski Area, Cascade Mountain, Cascade Mountain Ski Hill, Chair Lift, fatality, Heavenly Mountain, Jackson Hole, Mount Snow, Mt. Waterman, Park City, Park City Mtn Resort, ski area, skiing, Snoqualmie Pass, Snowbasin, snowboarding, Solider Mountain, Squaw Valley resort, Steamboat Springs Ski Resort, Tubing, Vail, Whiteface, Winter Park 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 April 21, 2016. 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
Purple Tye is Employee or Ski Patroller
2015 – 2016 Ski Season Fatalities
# |
Date |
State |
Resort |
Where |
Trail Difficulty |
How |
Cause |
Ski/ Board |
Age |
Sex |
Home town |
Helmet |
Reference |
Ref # 2 |
1 |
11/29/15 |
CA |
Bear Mountain |
|
|
she collided with a metal stairway |
|
Ski |
21 |
F |
Jackson Township CA |
|
||
2 |
12/7/15 |
WY |
Jackson Hole |
Moran Run |
Blue |
Hit tree |
|
Board |
23 |
F |
Boston, MA |
Y |
||
3 |
12/15/15 |
CO |
Steamboat |
|
|
fell, landing face down in the snow |
|
Ski |
70 |
M |
Louisville CO |
|
||
4 |
12/19/15 |
WA |
Snoqualmie Pass |
Silver Fir |
|
tree-well |
|
Ski |
50 |
M |
North Bend, WA |
|
||
5 |
12/22/15 |
WY |
Jackson Hole |
Sundance run |
|
found inverted in a tree well |
|
Ski |
25 |
F |
Jackson Hole, WY |
Y |
||
6 |
12/23/15 |
NY |
Whiteface Lake Placid |
Summit Express |
Blue |
fell and struck his head |
blunt impact to the head |
Board |
26 |
M |
Litiz, PA |
N |
|
|
7 |
12/23/15 |
CA |
Bear Valley |
|
|
|
|
Ski |
71 |
M |
|
|
||
8 |
1/6/16 |
CO |
Vail |
|
|
|
tree well |
Board |
25 |
M |
Avon, CO |
|
||
9 |
1/12/16 |
UT |
Park City |
|
Intermediate |
|
|
|
60 |
M |
|
|
|
|
10 |
1/20 |
CO |
Keystone |
Elk Run |
|
Hit a tree |
|
|
27 |
M |
Boulder, CO |
|
||
11 |
1/24/16 |
VT |
Mount Snow |
Ripcord |
Double Diamond |
Hit Tree |
Blunt Force Trauma |
Board |
57 |
M |
Simsbury CT |
Yes |
||
12 |
1/28/16 |
CO |
Winter Park |
|
|
|
|
Skier |
24 |
M |
Kalamazoo, MI |
|
|
|
13 |
1/30/16 |
ID |
Solider Mountain |
|
|
Hit building |
|
Ski |
14 |
F |
Twin Falls, ID |
Yes |
||
14 |
2/3/16 |
PA |
Blue Mountain Ski Area |
|
|
|
blunt-force trauma |
|
35 |
M |
Tacoma, WA |
|
||
15 |
2/6 |
CA |
Mt. Waterman |
|
|
struck a tree |
|
|
60 |
M |
Winnetka, CA |
|
||
16 |
2/6 |
WI |
Cascade Mountain Ski Hill |
|
|
struck a tree |
|
|
24 |
F |
Oconto Falls, WI |
No |
||
17 |
2/6 |
UT |
Park City Mtn Resort |
Tombstone |
|
collapsed |
|
|
67 |
M |
UT |
|
|
|
18 |
2/15/16 |
VT |
Burke Mountain Ski Area |
Big Dipper Trail |
|
collided with a tree |
|
|
58 |
M |
Watertown |
No |
||
19 |
2/16 |
NV |
Heavenly Mountain Resort |
Crossover and Comet ski runs |
|
striking a tree |
|
|
77 |
F |
Madison, WI |
|
||
20 |
2/22/16 |
UT |
Snowbasin Ski |
Janis’ trail |
|
crashing into a tree, |
|
|
56 |
M |
NJ |
N |
|
|
21 |
2/22/16 (2/15) |
CO |
Aspen |
|
Taking Lesson |
Fell down |
Head injury |
|
68 |
M |
CO, |
|
||
22 |
2/22/16 |
NY |
Gore Mountain Ski Center |
|
Double Black Diamond |
struck several trees |
|
|
65 |
M |
Minerva, NY |
Y |
||
23 |
2/25 |
CO |
Beaver Creek |
|
Intermediate |
Hit a sign attached to a wooden post between runs |
blunt force trauma to the chest |
|
39 |
M |
Knoxville, TN |
Y |
||
24 |
2/26 |
MI |
Crystal Mountain |
Cheers Race Course |
Intermediate |
Lost control & slid backward |
|
|
58 |
M |
Traverse City, MI |
Y |
||
25 |
2/27 |
PA |
Seven Springs |
Wagner Trail |
|
Skier v. Skier Collision |
|
|
51 |
M |
Delmont |
|
||
26 |
2/27 |
|
Squaw Valley resort |
Headwall |
|
fell and slid down the slope through a stand of trees, suffering multiple injuries |
|
|
62 |
F |
Olympic Valley |
Y |
||
27 |
3/1 |
CO |
Breckenridge Ski Resort |
Sundown |
intermediate |
he collided with another skier, lost control and ran into a tree |
blunt force trauma injuries |
|
26 |
M |
Breckenridge, CO |
N |
||
28 |
|
|
Beaver Mountain Ski Resort |
|
|
struck a tree |
|
|
18 |
M |
Camano Island, WA |
|
||
|
3/6 |
WI |
Cascade Mountain Ski Hill |
|
|
running into a tree |
|
|
|
F |
Oconto Falls, WI |
N |
|
|
30 |
3/6 |
NV |
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe |
Galena run |
|
reportedly fallen or collapsed |
|
|
43 |
M |
Reno, NV |
|
||
31 |
3/9 |
CO |
Telluride Ski Resort |
Gold Hill |
|
lost his skis and tumbled down a steep, wooded terrain |
|
|
49 |
M |
Colorado Springs, CO |
|
|
|
32 |
3/9 |
CO |
Copper Mountain |
American Flyer |
Intermediate |
hit a tree |
blunt force trauma injuries |
|
19 |
M |
Arlington, VA |
Y |
||
33 |
|
MT |
|
|
|
in some trees near a ski lift |
|
|
82 |
M |
CA |
|
|
|
34 |
3/19 |
CO |
Telluride |
Coonskin |
Black Diamond |
skis detached from his boots |
crashed into trees |
|
69 |
M |
Greenwood, S.C. |
|
||
35 |
3/20 |
UT |
Snowbird |
Chip’s Run |
|
|
hit a rock before losing control and colliding with the tree |
|
57 |
M |
|
|
||
36 |
3/24 |
CO |
Steamboat Ski Area |
Nastar Course |
|
Fell |
|
|
|
M |
|
|
||
37 |
3/27 |
NH |
Cannon Mtn |
Upper Ravine Trail |
|
sharp turn and struck a tree |
Massive head trauma |
|
29 |
M |
Holden, MA |
N |
||
38 |
4/2 |
UT |
Park City |
|
Advanced |
collided with a tree |
|
|
48 |
M |
Aspen, CO |
|
||
39 |
4/4 |
CO |
Breckenridge |
Tiger |
Expert |
Collided with another skier |
|
|
43 |
M |
Randolph, NJ |
|
||
40 |
4/6 |
CO |
Breckenridge |
Claimjumper |
Intermediate |
snowboarder collided with a tree |
blunt force trauma |
Board |
32 |
M |
|
Y |
||
41 |
4/9 |
ID |
Bald Mountain Ski Area |
Upper Greyhawk |
|
speed flying |
|
Ski |
24 |
M |
|
|
||
42 |
4/20 |
CO |
Breckenridge Ski Area |
Monte Cristo |
|
hitting a tree |
blunt force trauma injuries |
Ski |
20 |
F |
Denver, CO |
Y |
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.
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2016 Commercial Fatalities
Posted: May 18, 2016 Filed under: Avalanche, Whitewater Rafting | Tags: avalanche, Cat Skiing, fatality, Oregon, Whitewater Rafting 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 May 5, 2016. Thanks.
Rafting, Mountaineering, Skiing out of bounds and other sports are probably still safer than your kitchen or bathroom. This information is not to scare you away from any activity but to help you understand the risks and to study.
Red is a probable death due to medical issues unrelated to the activity
Blue is an employee fatality
Dark blue is a death of an employee while working
Date |
Activity |
State |
Location |
What |
Age |
Sex |
Location 2 |
Reference |
|
|
3/22 |
Cat Skiing |
OR |
Mt. Bailey |
Avalanche, hit tree |
|
M |
|
|
||
5/4 |
Whitewater Rafting |
WA |
Wenatchee River |
Raft Flipped |
53 |
M |
Dryden |
|
|
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2015-2016 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: April 27, 2016 Filed under: Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Aspen, Bear Valley, Blue Mountain, Blue Mountain Ski Area, Burke Mountain, Burke Mountain Ski Area, Cascade Mountain, Cascade Mountain Ski Hill, Chair Lift, fatality, Heavenly Mountain, Jackson Hole, Mount Snow, Mt. Waterman, Park City, Park City Mtn Resort, ski area, skiing, Snoqualmie Pass, Snowbasin, snowboarding, Solider Mountain, Squaw Valley resort, Steamboat Springs Ski Resort, Tubing, Vail, Whiteface, Winter Park 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 April 21, 2016. 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
Purple Tye is Employee or Ski Patroller
2015 – 2016 Ski Season Fatalities
# |
Date |
State |
Resort |
Where |
Trail Difficulty |
How |
Cause |
Ski/ Board |
Age |
Sex |
Home town |
Helmet |
Reference |
Ref # 2 |
1 |
11/29/15 |
CA |
Bear Mountain |
|
|
she collided with a metal stairway |
|
Ski |
21 |
F |
Jackson Township CA |
|
||
2 |
12/7/15 |
WY |
Jackson Hole |
Moran Run |
Blue |
Hit tree |
|
Board |
23 |
F |
Boston, MA |
Y |
||
3 |
12/15/15 |
CO |
Steamboat |
|
|
fell, landing face down in the snow |
|
Ski |
70 |
M |
Louisville CO |
|
||
4 |
12/19/15 |
WA |
Snoqualmie Pass |
Silver Fir |
|
tree-well |
|
Ski |
50 |
M |
North Bend, WA |
|
||
5 |
12/22/15 |
WY |
Jackson Hole |
Sundance run |
|
found inverted in a tree well |
|
Ski |
25 |
F |
Jackson Hole, WY |
Y |
||
6 |
12/23/15 |
NY |
Whiteface Lake Placid |
Summit Express |
Blue |
fell and struck his head |
blunt impact to the head |
Board |
26 |
M |
Litiz, PA |
N |
|
|
7 |
12/23/15 |
CA |
Bear Valley |
|
|
|
|
Ski |
71 |
M |
|
|
||
8 |
1/6/16 |
CO |
Vail |
|
|
|
tree well |
Board |
25 |
M |
Avon, CO |
|
||
9 |
1/12/16 |
UT |
Park City |
|
Intermediate |
|
|
|
60 |
M |
|
|
|
|
10 |
1/20 |
CO |
Keystone |
Elk Run |
|
Hit a tree |
|
|
27 |
M |
Boulder, CO |
|
||
11 |
1/24/16 |
VT |
Mount Snow |
Ripcord |
Double Diamond |
Hit Tree |
Blunt Force Trauma |
Board |
57 |
M |
Simsbury CT |
Yes |
||
12 |
1/28/16 |
CO |
Winter Park |
|
|
|
|
Skier |
24 |
M |
Kalamazoo, MI |
|
|
|
13 |
1/30/16 |
ID |
Solider Mountain |
|
|
Hit building |
|
Ski |
14 |
F |
Twin Falls, ID |
Yes |
||
14 |
2/3/16 |
PA |
Blue Mountain Ski Area |
|
|
|
blunt-force trauma |
|
35 |
M |
Tacoma, WA |
|
||
15 |
2/6 |
CA |
Mt. Waterman |
|
|
struck a tree |
|
|
60 |
M |
Winnetka, CA |
|
||
16 |
2/6 |
WI |
Cascade Mountain Ski Hill |
|
|
struck a tree |
|
|
24 |
F |
Oconto Falls, WI |
No |
||
17 |
2/6 |
UT |
Park City Mtn Resort |
Tombstone |
|
collapsed |
|
|
67 |
M |
UT |
|
|
|
18 |
2/15/16 |
VT |
Burke Mountain Ski Area |
Big Dipper Trail |
|
collided with a tree |
|
|
58 |
M |
Watertown |
No |
||
19 |
2/16 |
NV |
Heavenly Mountain Resort |
Crossover and Comet ski runs |
|
striking a tree |
|
|
77 |
F |
Madison, WI |
|
||
20 |
2/22/16 |
UT |
Snowbasin Ski |
Janis’ trail |
|
crashing into a tree, |
|
|
56 |
M |
NJ |
N |
|
|
21 |
2/22/16 (2/15) |
CO |
Aspen |
|
Taking Lesson |
Fell down |
Head injury |
|
68 |
M |
CO, |
|
||
22 |
2/22/16 |
NY |
Gore Mountain Ski Center |
|
Double Black Diamond |
struck several trees |
|
|
65 |
M |
Minerva, NY |
Y |
||
23 |
2/25 |
CO |
Beaver Creek |
|
Intermediate |
Hit a sign attached to a wooden post between runs |
blunt force trauma to the chest |
|
39 |
M |
Knoxville, TN |
Y |
||
24 |
2/26 |
MI |
Crystal Mountain |
Cheers Race Course |
Intermediate |
Lost control & slid backward |
|
|
58 |
M |
Traverse City, MI |
Y |