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Final: 2015-2016 In bound ski/board fatalities

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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 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

 

http://rec-law.us/1HAkwAp

http://rec-law.us/1LJ13sm

2

12/7/15

WY

Jackson Hole

Moran Run

Blue

Hit tree

 

Board

23

F

Boston, MA

Y

http://rec-law.us/1OO1M1P

http://rec-law.us/1NGuZLh

3

12/15/15

CO

Steamboat

 

 

fell, landing face down in the snow

 

Ski

70

M

Louisville CO

 

http://rec-law.us/1TPTaHk

http://rec-law.us/1YksmR0

4

12/19/15

WA

Snoqualmie Pass

Silver Fir

 

tree-well

 

Ski

50

M

North Bend, WA

 

http://rec-law.us/1ZDDJG7

http://rec-law.us/1ms5yCF

5

12/22/15

WY

Jackson Hole

Sundance run

 

found inverted in a tree well

 

Ski

25

F

Jackson Hole, WY

Y

http://rec-law.us/1kwuRlK

http://rec-law.us/1mlDKjR

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

http://rec-law.us/1P2BrJ2

 

7

12/23/15

CA

Bear Valley

 

 

 

 

Ski

71

M

 

 

http://rec-law.us/1JMVglS

http://rec-law.us/1OvzGUe

8

1/6/16

CO

Vail

 

 

 

tree well

Board

25

M

Avon, CO

 

http://rec-law.us/1ZqNv1y

http://rec-law.us/1ZYSDa6

9

1/12/16

UT

Park City

 

Intermediate

 

 

 

60

M

 

 

http://rec-law.us/1SNa4bx

 

10

1/20

CO

Keystone

Elk Run

 

Hit a tree

 

 

27

M

Boulder, CO

 

http://rec-law.us/1WtPfBv

http://rec-law.us/1or4JLh

11

1/24/16

VT

Mount Snow

Ripcord

Double Diamond

Hit Tree

Blunt Force Trauma

Board

57

M

Simsbury CT

Yes

http://rec-law.us/20r061U

http://rec-law.us/1KNgLDR

12

1/28/16

CO

Winter Park

 

 

 

 

Skier

24

M

Kalamazoo, MI

 

http://rec-law.us/1T5oZyT

 

13

1/30/16

ID

Solider Mountain

 

 

Hit building

 

Ski

14

F

Twin Falls, ID

Yes

http://rec-law.us/1NMwqDo

http://rec-law.us/1NMwqDo

14

2/3/16

PA

Blue Mountain Ski Area

 

 

 

blunt-force trauma

 

35

M

Tacoma, WA

 

http://rec-law.us/1VQlo5H

http://rec-law.us/1QL2hJ1

15

2/6

CA

Mt. Waterman

 

 

struck a tree

 

 

60

M

Winnetka, CA

 

http://rec-law.us/1RfvH4l

http://rec-law.us/1o6o30m

16

2/6

WI

Cascade Mountain Ski Hill

 

 

struck a tree

 

 

24

F

Oconto Falls, WI

No

http://rec-law.us/23RlSyy

http://rec-law.us/1LgT3js

17

2/6

UT

Park City Mtn Resort

Tombstone

 

collapsed

 

 

67

M

UT

 

http://rec-law.us/1K9Ehjw

 

18

2/15/16

VT

Burke Mountain Ski Area

Big Dipper Trail

 

collided with a tree

 

 

58

M

Watertown

No

http://rec-law.us/1mFfMPZ

http://rec-law.us/1POEu8S

19

2/16

NV

Heavenly Mountain Resort

Crossover and Comet ski runs

 

striking a tree

 

 

77

F

Madison, WI

 

http://rec-law.us/1oMH9sR

http://rec-law.us/1Oi11sG

20

2/22/16

UT

Snowbasin Ski

Janis’ trail

 

crashing into a tree,

 

 

56

M

NJ

N

http://rec-law.us/1Ukt7uB

 

21

2/22/16 (2/15)

CO

Aspen

 

Taking Lesson

Fell down

Head injury

 

68

M

CO,

 

http://rec-law.us/1SQuxxt

http://rec-law.us/1RYUVnJ

22

2/22/16

NY

Gore Mountain Ski Center

 

Double Black Diamond

struck several trees

 

 

65

M

Minerva, NY

Y

http://rec-law.us/1p1jSDG

http://rec-law.us/1VCcFnT

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

http://rec-law.us/1QdvDQj

http://rec-law.us/1OFH6UP

24

2/26

MI

Crystal Mountain

Cheers Race Course

Intermediate

Lost control & slid backward

 

 

58

M

Traverse City, MI

Y

http://rec-law.us/1QdvDQj

http://rec-law.us/1n8gDJ7

25

2/27

PA

Seven Springs

Wagner Trail

 

Skier v. Skier Collision

 

 

51

M

Delmont

 

http://rec-law.us/1RA8V5e

http://rec-law.us/1LPZcnc

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

http://rec-law.us/1Qh8MDD

http://rec-law.us/1Qh8MDD

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

http://rec-law.us/24BbQ4W

http://rec-law.us/1Slbxq4

28

 

 

Beaver Mountain Ski Resort

 

 

struck a tree

 

 

18

M

Camano Island, WA

 

http://rec-law.us/1TeeLg2

http://rec-law.us/1pqgmD5

 

3/6

WI

Cascade Mountain Ski Hill

 

 

running into a tree

 

 

 

F

Oconto Falls, WI

N

http://rec-law.us/21NEvov

 

30

3/6

NV

Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe

Galena run

 

reportedly fallen or collapsed

 

 

43

M

Reno, NV

 

http://rec-law.us/1SCRgwi

http://rec-law.us/1UYgTbw

31

3/9

CO

Telluride Ski Resort

Gold Hill

 

lost his skis and tumbled down a steep, wooded terrain

 

 

49

M

Colorado Springs, CO

 

http://rec-law.us/1SCRNOV

 

32

3/9

CO

Copper Mountain

American Flyer

Intermediate

hit a tree

blunt force trauma injuries

 

19

M

Arlington, VA

Y

http://rec-law.us/1UiqHfC

http://rec-law.us/1RDR0Z3

33

 

MT

 

 

 

in some trees near a ski lift

 

 

82

M

CA

 

 rec-law.us/1P223JC

 

34

3/19

CO

Telluride

Coonskin

Black Diamond

skis detached from his boots

crashed into trees

 

69

M

Greenwood, S.C.

 

http://rec-law.us/1PkTF86

http://rec-law.us/1Mxk4Qr

35

3/20

UT

Snowbird

Chip’s Run

 

 

hit a rock before losing control and colliding with the tree

 

57

M

 

 

http://rec-law.us/22s5Wog

http://rec-law.us/1o2dk6Q

36

3/24

CO

Steamboat Ski Area

Nastar Course

 

Fell

 

 

 

M

 

 

http://rec-law.us/1pBsUqX

http://rec-law.us/1UkfUTM

37

3/27

NH

Cannon Mtn

Upper Ravine Trail

 

sharp turn and struck a tree

Massive head trauma

 

29

M

Holden, MA

N

http://rec-law.us/1ZGeNNQ

http://rec-law.us/1ohdGXo

38

4/2

UT

Park City

 

Advanced

collided with a tree

 

 

48

M

Aspen, CO

 

http://rec-law.us/1UPNphr

http://rec-law.us/1V4mVbn

39

4/4

CO

Breckenridge

Tiger

Expert

Collided with another skier

 

 

43

M

Randolph, NJ

 

http://rec-law.us/23earj6

http://rec-law.us/1UTCSSn

40

4/6

CO

Breckenridge

Claimjumper

Intermediate

snowboarder collided with a tree

blunt force trauma

Board

32

M

 

Y

http://rec-law.us/1WlGz2t

http://rec-law.us/1SdftL9

41

4/9

ID

Bald Mountain Ski Area

Upper Greyhawk

 

speed flying

 

Ski

24

M

 

 

http://rec-law.us/1WBxSBf

http://rec-law.us/26cPR4Z

42

4/20

CO

Breckenridge Ski Area

Monte Cristo

 

hitting a tree

blunt force trauma injuries

Ski

20

F

Denver, CO

Y

http://rec-law.us/1YTB0qR

http://rec-law.us/1VSkLwL

 

 If you cannot read the entire chart you can download a PDF here: 2015 – 2016 Ski Season Deaths 6.15.16

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