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
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: 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.
What do you think? Leave a comment.
If you like this let your friends know or post it on FB, Twitter or LinkedIn
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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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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.
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[i] the staircase was at the end of a ski trail and led to a patio area.
2014-2015 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: March 4, 2015 Filed under: Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Arizona Snowbowl, Breckenridge, Chair Lift, Copper Mtn, Crested Butte, Eldora, fatality, Hunter Mountain, Hunter Mtn, Jackson Hole, Keystone, Keystone Resort, Mission Ridge Ski, Mt. Hood Skibowl, Nashoba Valley Ski Area, Northstar California ski resort, Pine Knob, ski area, skiing, Snowbird Ski Resort, snowboarding, Stowe Mountain Resort, Tubing 2 CommentsIt is depressing to start working on this every year. I hope it at some point in time can provide answers rather than news.
This 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 26, 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
2014 – 2015 Ski Season Fatalities
|
# |
Date |
State |
Resort |
Where |
Trail Difficulty |
How |
Cause |
Ski/ Board |
Age |
Sex |
Home town |
Helmet |
Reference |
Ref # 2 |
|
1 |
11/15 |
CO |
Breckenridge |
|
|
|
Natural |
|
48 |
M |
Boulder, CO |
|
|
|
|
2 |
12/8 |
CO |
Eldora |
Jolly Jug |
|
Hit tree |
|
Ski |
22 |
M |
Coral Springs, FL (CU student) |
Yes |
||
|
3 |
12/12 |
CO |
Keystone |
Spring Dipper |
Intermediate |
Hit Tree |
Blunt force trauma |
Boarder |
26 |
M |
Silverthorne |
Yes |
||
|
4 |
|
MI |
Pine Knob |
|
|
Hit tree |
|
Ski |
51 |
F |
Shelby Township |
|
||
|
5 |
12/28 |
WY |
Jackson Hole |
Brush Alley |
|
Found inverted in the snow |
Asphyxiation |
Skier |
54 |
M |
Pepper Pike, OH |
|
||
|
6 |
12/30 |
NY |
Hunter Mtn |
D Lift |
|
Ski caught lift tower |
Fall |
Skier |
44 |
F |
Brooklyn, NY |
|
||
|
7 |
1/31 |
OR |
Mt. Hood Skibowl |
Middle Reynolds Trail |
Expert |
Caught an edge, fell, landing on his head and chest |
blunt-force head trauma |
Skier |
37 |
M |
Medford, OR |
|
||
|
8 |
|
CO |
Keystone Resort |
Elk Run |
Intermediate |
|
|
|
18 |
M |
|
Yes |
||
|
9 |
1/7 |
UT |
Snowbird Ski Resort |
base of the Little Cloud chairlift |
|
struck a tree |
|
Skier |
63 |
M |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Yes |
||
|
10 |
1/17 |
MA |
Nashoba Valley Ski Area |
Lobo trail |
Expert |
Hit a tree |
|
Skier |
13 |
M |
Westford |
Yes |
||
|
11 |
1/18 |
CA |
Northstar California ski resort |
Rail Splitter |
Advanced |
|
|
Skier |
67 |
M |
Van Nuys |
|
|
|
|
12 |
1/18 |
AZ |
Arizona Snowbowl |
|
|
Medical episode & fell to snow |
|
Skier |
46 |
M |
Newbury, CA |
|
||
|
13 |
1/19 |
CO |
Copper Mtn |
|
|
Medical |
|
Board |
55 |
F |
Reeds Spring, MO |
Yes |
||
|
14 |
1/22 |
VT |
Stowe Mountain Resort |
|
|
|
|
|
64 |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
1/23 |
WA |
Mission Ridge Ski |
|
|
lost control on a ski run |
|
Skier |
17 |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
1/23 |
CO |
Crested Butte |
Lower Treasury |
Intermediate |
Hit a tree |
multiple traumatic chest injuries |
Skier |
13 |
M |
Olathe, CO |
Yes |
||
|
17 |
|
VT |
Stowe Mountain Resort |
|
|
|
medical-related |
Skier |
64 |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
2/6 |
VT |
Burke Mountain Resort |
|
|
Hit a tree |
|
Skier |
27 |
F |
St. Johnsbury, VT |
Yes |
||
|
19 |
2/7 |
UT |
Park City Mtn Resort |
|
|
hit a padded pole |
aorta ruptured |
Skier |
25 |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
2/11 |
CO |
Keystone Resort |
Anticipation |
Intermediate |
Hit a tree |
blunt force trauma |
Skier |
43 |
M |
Conifer, CO |
Yes |
||
|
21 |
2/14 |
NM |
Ski Santa Fe |
|
|
struck a tree |
|
Skier |
33 |
F |
El Paso, Texas |
|
|
|
|
22 |
2/7 |
CO |
|
|
|
|
|
Skier |
60 |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
2/23 |
CO |
Breckenridge Ski Resort |
|
|
|
multiple skull fractures |
Skier |
22 |
M |
|
No |
||
|
23 |
2/26 |
CO |
Breckenridge Ski Resort |
Northstar |
Intermediate |
Hit tree |
|
Skier |
46 |
M |
Rolling Meadows, IL |
Yes |
|
Our condolences go to the families of the deceased. Our thoughts extend to the families and staff at the areas who have to deal with these tragedies.
5 Medical causes, 1 lift accident and 17-18 fatalities 11 hitting trees or a pole
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Our Our condolences go to the families of the deceased. Our thoughts extend to the families and staff at the areas who have to deal with these tragedies.
5 Medical causes, 1 lift accident and 17-18 fatalities 11 hitting trees or a pole
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.
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2014-2015 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: January 28, 2015 Filed under: Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Arizona Snowbowl, Breckenridge, Chair Lift, Copper Mtn, Crested Butte, Eldora, fatality, Hunter Mountain, Hunter Mtn, Jackson Hole, Keystone, Keystone Resort, Mission Ridge Ski, Mt. Hood Skibowl, Nashoba Valley Ski Area, Northstar California ski resort, Pine Knob, ski area, skiing, Snowbird Ski Resort, snowboarding, Stowe Mountain Resort, Tubing Leave a commentIt is depressing to start working on this every year. I hope it at some point in time can provide answers rather than news.
This 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 25, 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
2014 – 2015 Ski Season Fatalities
|
# |
Date |
State |
Resort |
Where |
Trail Difficulty |
How |
Cause |
Ski/ Board |
Age |
Sex |
Home town |
Helmet |
Reference |
Ref # 2 |
|
1 |
11/15 |
CO |
Breckenridge |
|
|
|
Natural |
|
48 |
M |
Boulder, CO |
|
|
|
|
2 |
12/8 |
CO |
Eldora |
Jolly Jug |
|
Hit tree |
|
Ski |
22 |
M |
Coral Springs, FL (CU student) |
Yes |
||
|
3 |
12/12 |
CO |
Keystone |
Spring Dipper |
Intermediate |
Hit Tree |
Blunt force trauma |
Boarder |
26 |
M |
Silverthorne |
Yes |
||
|
4 |
|
MI |
Pine Knob |
|
|
Hit tree |
|
Ski |
51 |
F |
Shelby Township |
|
||
|
5 |
12/28 |
WY |
Jackson Hole |
Brush Alley |
|
Found inverted in the snow |
Asphyxiation |
Skier |
54 |
M |
Pepper Pike, OH |
|
||
|
6 |
12/30 |
NY |
Hunter Mtn |
D Lift |
|
Ski caught lift tower |
Fall |
Skier |
44 |
F |
Brooklyn, NY |
|
||
|
7 |
1/31 |
OR |
Mt. Hood Skibowl |
Middle Reynolds Trail |
Expert |
Caught an edge, fell, landing on his head and chest |
blunt-force head trauma |
Skier |
37 |
M |
Medford, OR |
|
||
|
8 |
|
CO |
Keystone Resort |
Elk Run |
Intermediate |
|
|
|
18 |
M |
|
Yes |
||
|
9 |
1/7 |
UT |
Snowbird Ski Resort |
base of the Little Cloud chairlift |
|
struck a tree |
|
Skier |
63 |
M |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Yes |
||
|
10 |
1/17 |
MA |
Nashoba Valley Ski Area |
Lobo trail |
Expert |
Hit a tree |
|
Skier |
13 |
M |
Westford |
Yes |
||
|
11 |
1/18 |
CA |
Northstar California ski resort |
Rail Splitter |
Advanced |
|
|
Skier |
67 |
M |
Van Nuys |
|
|
|
|
12 |
1/18 |
AZ |
Arizona Snowbowl |
|
|
Medical episode & fell to snow |
|
Skier |
46 |
M |
Newbury, CA |
|
||
|
13 |
1/19 |
CO |
Copper Mtn |
|
|
Medical |
|
Board |
55 |
F |
Reeds Spring, MO |
Yes |
||
|
14 |
1/22 |
VT |
Stowe Mountain Resort |
|
|
|
|
|
64 |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
1/23 |
WA |
Mission Ridge Ski |
|
|
lost control on a ski run |
|
Skier |
17 |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
1/23 |
CO |
Crested Butte |
Lower Treasury |
Intermediate |
Hit a tree |
multiple traumatic chest injuries |
Skier |
13 |
M |
Olathe, CO |
Yes |
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2014-2013 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: January 7, 2015 Filed under: Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Breckenridge, Chair Lift, Eldora, fatality, Hunter Mountain, Jackson Hole, Keystone, Pine Knob, ski area, skiing, snowboarding, Tubing Leave a commentIt is depressing to start working on this every year. I hope it at some point in time can provide answers rather than news.
This 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 1, 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
2013 – 2014 Ski Season Fatalities
|
# |
Date |
State |
Resort |
Where |
Trail Difficulty |
How |
Cause |
Ski/ Board |
Age |
Sex |
Home town |
Helmet |
Reference |
Ref # 2 |
|
1 |
11/15 |
CO |
Breckenridge |
|
|
|
Natural |
|
48 |
M |
Boulder, CO |
|
|
|
|
2 |
12/8 |
CO |
Eldora |
Jolly Jug |
|
Hit tree |
|
Ski |
22 |
M |
Coral Springs, FL (CU student) |
Yes |
||
|
3 |
12/12 |
CO |
Keystone |
Spring Dipper |
Intermediate |
Hit Tree |
Blunt force trauma |
Boarder |
26 |
M |
Silverthorne |
Yes |
||
|
4 |
|
MI |
Pine Knob |
|
|
Hit tree |
|
Ski |
51 |
F |
Shelby Township |
|
||
|
5 |
12/28 |
WY |
Jackson Hole |
Brush Alley |
|
Found inverted in the snow |
Asphyxiation |
Skier |
54 |
M |
Pepper Pike, OH |
|
|
|
|
6 |
12/30 |
NY |
Hunter Mtn |
D Lift |
|
Ski caught lift tower |
Fall |
Skier |
44 |
F |
Brooklyn, NY |
|
Our condolences go to the families of the deceased. Our thoughts extend to the families and staff at the areas who have to deal with these tragedies.
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