Czech Olympic skier in medically induced coma following brain surgery after downhill fall in Germany
The Czech skiya telezanova, who competed in four Olympic races in 2022, was medically induced after a brain surgery on Saturday after a downhill crash at Germish Partenkirchen in Germany. It was placed in the COM sleep state. Nova participated in the final training session when he crashed on the Kandahar course on Friday. Click […]
Veteran skier found buried in avalanche on desolate trail by wife using transceiver
A Colorado woman began searching under the snow after learning that her husband was buried in an avalanche after he failed to check in as scheduled. Donald Morden Jr., a 57-year-old veteran skier who was once part of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team, was killed on January 7 in an area off Red Mountain Pass […]
Skier killed after avalanche buries him alive in Wyoming backcountry
A backcountry skier was climbing a Wyoming mountain Saturday when a group of people he was with were killed when a massive avalanche triggered a massive avalanche that buried them alive, officials said. The four skiers were trekking up the remote Togwotee Pass on a skin track just before noon when a deadly avalanche occurred, […]
Missing Florida jet skier rescued from rocks off St. Lucie Inlet: video
A Florida man who went missing after falling from a jet ski in rough seas over the weekend has been returned safely after a dramatic rescue. Joseph Barricklaw, 53, was reported missing Sunday after a witness found his jet ski abandoned in the waters off St. Lucie Inlet, the Martin County Sheriff's Office said. Ta. […]
Body of missing skier in Mount Rainier National Park recovered after 200-foot fall from waterfall: officials
The body of a missing skier who is believed to have fallen 200 feet (about 61 meters) in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state has been found, park officials said Tuesday. The National Park Service (NPS) said the female skier, whose name has not been released, was last heard from on May 18 before […]
Colorado skier tracks down alleged hit-and-run snowboarder on social media, sues over catastrophic injuries
The snowboarder who plowed into an Aspen skier and fled, leaving her crumpled in the snow before months of physical therapy, has a social media presence and distinctive gear, according to a lawsuit. It was used to identify her. Anne Cassidy, a mother of four and an “expert skier” who knows Aspen Mountain, was chatting […]
Skier Killed After Attempting Risky Stunt Over Colorado Highway
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that a 21-year-old man lost his life trying to jump off a Colorado highway. An unidentified man died while attempting a dangerous ski jump on Highway 40 in Colorado. according to to the Grand County Sheriff’s Office. Responders received a call regarding a skier who was unconscious and […]
‘Kardashian-ing Of America’: John Kennedy Slams Dems For Portraying Celeb Skier As Climate Expert
Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, on Fox News on Monday criticized Democrats for portraying Olympian cross-country skier Gus Schumacher as a climate expert. Kennedy appeared on “Hannity” to talk about recent hearings on climate change, and Schumacher testified about the “nature of climate costs” the issue is allegedly having on winter sports. Fox host Sean Hannity […]
Skier Hilariously Slams Into Ski Lift After Incredibly Bad Timing
The glory of this video and the whole story is real. In this totally hilarious video, a skier attempts a jump and hits the lift at an incredibly bad time, sending him flying sideways into the air and ending up in the snow. And what a sight it was, and things are still developing to […]
Skier Madison Saltsburg dies after fall from New Hampshire’s Mount Washington
A 20-year-old skier died after falling 600 feet on Mount Washington on Sunday. Rescuers had to extract at least two other people from a New Hampshire mountain over the weekend because of stormy and icy conditions. NBC affiliate Madison Saltsberg dies after sliding down Tuckerman Canyon, a vertical glacier slope on the southeast face of […]