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2012-2013 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: May 15, 2013 Filed under: Avalanche, California, Colorado, Michigan, Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Alanson Michigan, alpine Meadwos, Aspen Mountain, Auburn California, Boyne Highlands Resort, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Donner Ski Ranch, helmet, Houston, Keystone Ski Resort, Mammoth Lakes, Pagosa Springs Colorado, Rockville, Rockville Maryland, Ski, Ski Patrol, ski season, Snowboard, Snowmass, Sports, Squaw Valley, Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Sun Valley ski resort, Vail, Winter sport, winter sports 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.
Several Corrections have been made to items reported earlier.
If this information is incorrect or incomplete please let me know. This is up to date as of March 28, 2013. Thanks.
Skiing and Snowboarding are still safer than your kitchen or bathroom. This information is not to scare you away from skiing but to help you understand the risks and to study.
2012 – 2013 Ski Season Deaths
Blue is a death of an employee while working
# | Date | State | Resort | Where | How | Ski / Board | Age | Sex | Hometown | Helmet | Ref | Ref |
1 | 12/2 | MI | Boyne Highlands Resort | Camelot | fell within the slope boundaries and did not collide with any type of obstacle | Boarder | 17 | F | Alanson, MI | http://rec-law.us/11JFVOo | ||
2 | 12/21 | CA | Squaw Valley | KT-22 | strike the tree | Skier | 71 | M | Auburn, CA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/10ctrSt | |
3 | 12/24 | CA | Donner Ski Ranch | Avalanche | Boarder | 49 | M | Hirschdale, CA | http://rec-law.us/UCaHJz | http://rec-law.us/Sgjsbi | ||
4 | 12/24 | CA | Alpine Meadows | Sherwood Bowl | Avalanche | Skier | 53 | M | http://rec-law.us/13eiU72 | http://rec-law.us/VGsqh5 | ||
5 | 12/30 | CO | Snowmass | Hanging Valley Headwall | Avalanche, swept over cliff | Skier | 49 | F | Patricia Hileman | http://rec-law.us/RCv6fd | http://rec-law.us/VOCr8H | |
6 | 1/4 | CO | Copper Mountain | Vein Glory | Hit Tree | M | Houston, TX | No | http://rec-law.us/RCy03u | http://rec-law.us/VyzVnU | ||
7 | 1/9 | CO | Keystone | Frenchman | Hit Tree | Skier | 20 | F | Austin, TX | No | http://rec-law.us/VSGVvz | http://rec-law.us/WGPsjQ |
8 | 1/9 | CO | Wolf Creek | Hit Tree | Skier | 70 | M | Pagosa Springs, CO | http://rec-law.us/XVWEj2 | |||
9 | 1/19 | MD | Wisp | Squirrel Cage | Hit tree | Skier | 40 | M | Rockville, MD | http://rec-law.us/XPB9wz | http://rec-law.us/UJnfeK | |
10 | 1/21 | UT | Park City | Silver King | Hit tree | Skier | 67 | M | NJ | No | http://rec-law.us/YchKpN | http://rec-law.us/Wm6mrQ |
11 | 2/3 | CA | Mammoth Lakes | Wipe Out 2 | Fell | Skier | M | http://rec-law.us/14BKzzk | ||||
12 | 2/4 | CO | Aspen Mountain | Jackpot run | Collision | Skier | 48 | F | Philadelphia, PA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/YCh1hM | http://rec-law.us/YChb8O |
13 | 2/8 | CO | Keystone | Porcupine | Hit Tree | Skier | 27 | M | Palos Hills, IL (Hillman AFB NM) | Yes | http://rec-law.us/XbsYsL | http://rec-law.us/XPtHkJ |
14 | 2/10 | CO | Breckenridge | Columbia | Hit Tree | Skier | 45 | M | Reston, VA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/YtRJ3y | http://rec-law.us/Ujx85e |
15 | 2/22 | MD | Wisp | Squirrel Cage | Hit Tree | Skier | 38 | M | Upper Arlington, OH | http://rec-law.us/133BO30 | http://rec-law.us/UZfW57 | |
16 | 3/2 | WI | Devils Head Ski Resort | Hit Tree | Skier | 30 | M | Madison, WI | http://rec-law.us/13Grw9f | http://rec-law.us/WUwUUw | ||
17 | NJ | Mountain Creek | Hit surface | Skier | M | No | ||||||
18 | 3/13 | ID | Sun Valley Resort | Roundhouse Lane | Hit Tree | Skier | 38 | F | Hailey, ID | Yes | http://rec-law.us/140BJ0o | |
19 | 3/16 | CA | China Peak Mountain Resort | Fell and/or hit stump | Skier | 49 | M | Fresno, CA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/YOYIHa | ||
20 | 3/21 | CO | Steamboat Springs Ski Resort | Hit Tree | Skier | 35 | M | http://rec-law.us/105wEOX | ||||
21 | 3/22 | CO | Snowmass Ski Area | Coney Glade run & Lunchline trails | Hit Tree | Skier | 42 | M | Kensington, Md | Yes | http://rec-law.us/ZkmHej | http://rec-law.us/13pmmPR |
22 | 3/27 | UT | Brighton Ski Area | Found wrapped around tree | Boarder | 26 | M | Sandy, UT | Yes | http://rec-law.us/10m67gi | http://rec-law.us/X0cqY7 | |
23 | 3/3 | UT | Deer Valley | Little Bell | Hit Tree | Skier | 33 | M | No | http://rec-law.us/13W2zI7 | http://rec-law.us/16ztlSh | |
24 | 4/12 | OR | Mt Hood Meadows | Hit Tree | Skier | 51 | M | Yes | http://rec-law.us/15aIFse |
There is a rumor, unsubstantiated of a fatality at a Colorado Ski Area. Supposedly a skier hit a tree.
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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2012-2013 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: January 9, 2013 Filed under: Avalanche, California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: alpine Meadwos, Boyne Highlands Resort, Copper Mountain, Donner Ski Ranch, helmet, Keystone Resort, Keystone Ski Resort, SEATTLE, Ski, ski season, Snowboard, Snowmass, Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Sun Valley, Sun Valley Idaho, Sun Valley ski resort, Vail, Vail Colorado 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.
Several Corrections have been made to items reported earlier.
If this information is incorrect or incomplete please let me know. This is up to date as of January 8, 2013. Thanks.
Skiing and Snowboarding are still safer than your kitchen or bathroom. This information is not to scare you away from skiing but to help you understand the risks and to study.
2012 – 2013 Ski Season Deaths
Red is a probable death due to medical issues unrelated to skiing
Dark blue is a death of an employee while working
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# | Date | State | Resort | Where | How | Cause | Ski/Board | Age | Sex | Name | Home town | Helmet | Reference | ||
1 | 11/29/12 | ID | Sun Valley ski resort | Bald Mountain Chairlift | Fell off (Medical?) | 56 | M | Dana Mower | Sun Valley, ID & Seattle, WA | http://rec-law.us/Vi4ims | http://rec-law.us/TyVnKu | ||||
2 | 12/1/12 | CO | Keystone Resort | River Run Gondola Maze | Standing in Maze (Medical) | Skier | 66 | M | Rex Brian Burton | Castle Rock, CO | http://rec-law.us/SCZHXJ | http://rec-law.us/YkDioj | http://rec-law.us/UjBMfK | ||
3 | 12/2/12 | MI | Boyne Highlands Resort | Camelot, (Beginner) | fell within the slope boundaries and did not collide with any type of obstacle | . | Boarder | 17 | F | Kasandra Knapp | Alanson, MI | http://rec-law.us/11JFVOo | |||
4 | 12/9 | CO | Vail | Born Free trail | Hiking before resort opened (Medical) | 61 | M | Denver | http://rec-law.us/Zg0OC1 | ||||||
5 | 12/9 | CO | Vail | Eagle Bahn Gondola (Medical) | 63 | M | Douglas Voisard | Vail | http://rec-law.us/Zg0OC1 | ||||||
6 | 12/21 | CA | Squaw Valley | KT-22 | strike the tree, hitting the left side of his head | Skier | 71 | M | Theodore Stanley Sorensen | Auburn, CA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/10ctrSt | |||
7 | 12/24 | CA | Donner Ski Ranch | Avalanche | Boarder | 49 | M | Steven Mark Anderson | Hirschdale | http://rec-law.us/UCaHJz | http://rec-law.us/Sgjsbi | ||||
8 | 12/24 | CA | Alpine Meadows | Sherwood Bowl | Avalanche | Skier | 53 | M | Bill Foster | http://rec-law.us/13eiU72 | http://rec-law.us/VGsqh5 | ||||
9 | 12/30 | CO | Snowmass | Hanging Valley Headwall | Avalanche | Swept over cliff | Skier | 49 | F | Patricia “Patsy” Hileman | http://rec-law.us/RCv6fd | http://rec-law.us/VOCr8H | |||
10 | 1/4 | CO | Copper Mountain | Vein Glory | Hit tree | M | Tristan Bartlett | Houston, TX | No | http://rec-law.us/RCy03u | http://rec-law.us/VyzVnU | http://rec-law.us/WoJEf5 |
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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Colorado Sees Skier Visits Recede for 2011/12 Season
Posted: June 14, 2012 Filed under: Colorado, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Adventure travel, Colorado, Resort, Rocky Mountain, Ski, Ski Resort, ski season, Snow, United States Leave a commentFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
http://www.coloradoski.com/media/press-releases
Colorado Sees Skier Visits Recede for 2011/12 Season
Bright Spots in Colorado Ski Country USA amid Lackluster Winter
Boulder, Colo. – June 6, 2012 – Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced today at its 49th Annual Meeting, that its 22 member resorts hosted an estimated 6.16 million skier visits during the 2011-12 ski season. This represents a decrease of 11.4 percent, or approximately 790,000 skier visits, compared to last season, which was the fourth best season on record. Compared to the five year average, CSCUSA member resort skier visits are down 11.9 percent. The overall snow related decline interrupted the recovery resorts had been building since 2008/09.
In an indication of the extreme weather impacting Colorado resorts this season, Colorado’s western slope experienced its third driest and seventh warmest winter in records going back to 1895. Precipitation on the Western Slope this winter was 43 percent below average, and down every month of the winter. In Colorado overall, March 2012 was the driest in more than 100 years, and we experienced the second warmest March on record. President and CEO of Colorado Ski Country USA Melanie Mills noted, “Fortunately, seasons such as the one just ended have proved to be historically rare and the ski industry has exhibited a remarkable ability to bounce back after poor snow years in the past.”
Mills continued, “Much of the ski industry in the US was confronted with weather challenges last year, but several of our resorts bucked the national trend and showed signs of resilience during what was clearly an uninspiring winter.”
The diversity of ski resorts in Colorado saw some areas post increases and even records in visitation. Colorado Ski Country resorts also saw strength in both domestic and international destination visitors which helped soften the economic impacts to resort operators and resort communities of the overall decline in visitation.
Colorado is favorably positioned for rare dry spells given that resorts are at higher elevations where the air is dryer and colder, therefore allowing the snow to maintain consistency. Aided by colder temperatures favorable for snowmaking, resort snowmakers and slope groomers were able to maintain a quality snow surface throughout most of the season.
Momentum going into the season was strong after seeing an uptick in visitation last year, and economic conditions generally improved during the season. Abundant amounts of snow came in the fall, allowing some resorts to open earlier than planned, but the uncharacteristic precipitation deficit brought that momentum to a standstill. Snow came in the middle of the season and several resorts broke single day snowfall totals, but perception of an underperforming winter was already set in skiers’ minds. “We’ve had dry years in the past, and we’ll have dry years again,” Mills explained. “Not every year can be a record breaking year, and with nary a snowflake in what is normally our snowiest month in Colorado, season visitation numbers are disappointing, but not unexpected.”
CSCUSA resorts upheld their dedication to providing guests with a quality product and superior service which sets Colorado apart from other ski destinations, and keeps the state’s appeal as the premiere place for winter travelers. “Our resorts have so much to offer visitors that in some cases the world class skiing is just one of a menu of activities. And for many people, the season was more about being outside and spending time with friends and family taking in the beautiful outdoors and wonderful amenities of our resorts.”
With certain assumptions in place, statewide skier visits for Colorado are estimated at 11,010,584 million. This estimation shows Colorado being down 9.8 percent, or approximately 1,195,000 visits, compared to last season. On a national level, skier visits overall are down 15.7 percent with the Rocky Mountainregion seeing a decrease of 7.2 percent.
Skier visits are the metric used to track participation in skiing and snowboarding. A skier visit represents a person participating in the sport of skiing or snowboarding for any part of one day at a mountain resort.
These numbers are preliminary results and subject to final adjustments by CSCUSA members. The decision to release individual numbers is up to each individual resort.

The helmet issue is so contentious people will say the stupidest things
Posted: February 8, 2012 Filed under: Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Heavenly Mountain Resort, Lake Tahoe, Ski, ski season, Snowboard Leave a commentCounty sheriff deputy reports a helmet would have saved the man’s life, even though he was wearing one and died of blunt force trauma.
In a sad case a snowboarder at Heavenly Mountain Resort avoided another skier and hit a sign post. See Snowboarder from England dies after crash at Heavenly. Another news source also reported the accident and received a quote from the investigating depty. The deputy was quoted in the article:
It is unknown if Perring was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. A helmet would not have prevented the injuries that led to Perring’s death, Lovell said.
The first and most other reports stated the deceased, Perring was wearing a helmet. At the time of the quote, the newspaper reported the man died of blunt force trauma after hitting the sign, as reported by the deputy.
Perring was skiing on the resort’s Tamarack run about 3 p.m. when he attempted to avoid another skier, left the run and hit a sign post, Lovell said. He suffered blunt force trauma to his chest during the crash.
See Skier dies following collision with sign post at Lake Tahoe resort. Either the reporter was not quoting the deputy correctly (and obviously did not read their own article to put the quote in) or the deputy has been told or decided to say a helmet would have saved the person’s life.
They won’t. So far there have been 13 fatalities at ski areas this season and seven of the deceased were wearing a helmet. One person was not wearing a helmet and five of the reports do not identify if the deceased was wearing a helmet. See Skier/Boarder Fatalities 2011-2012 Ski Season
Do Something
I hope this is bad reporting, editing or something.
Wear a helmet. It will prevent a head injury if you are skiing or boarding. Just remember it will not save your life and it may make you feel more secure leading you to ski or board faster diminishing or eliminating any protection the helmet provides.
Most importantly, think!
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Pre-Season Ski & Snowboard Checklist
Posted: December 27, 2011 Filed under: Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: base, edges, Pre-season, ski season, tune up, tuning, winter sports 1 Comment
Pre-Season Checklist: Gloves/Mittens – Jackets/Pants – Travel/Pass/Lesson Discounts – Helmet – Goggles – Think Snow!
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