This is a list of skiing deaths of notable people, in chronological order, and includes skiers and snowboarders both professional and recreational whose deaths are due to accidents or avalanches.
List
Name | Age | Location | Country | Date of Accident |
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Mieczysław Karłowicz | 32 | Tatra Mountains | Poland-Slovakia border | 1909-02-08 |
Giacinto Sertorelli | 22 | Garmisch, Bavaria | Germany | 1938-01-26 |
James Palmer-Tomkinson | 36 | Klosters, Graubünden | Switzerland | 1952-01-07 |
Paul Ausserleitner | 26 | Bischofshofen | Austria | 1952-01-09 |
John Semmelink | 20 | Garmisch, Bavaria | West Germany | 1959-02-07 [1] |
Ross Milne | 19 | Patscherkofel, Innsbruck, Tyrol | Austria | 1964-01-25 [2] |
Buddy Werner | 28 | Las Trais Fluors slope, St. Moritz | Switzerland | 1964-04-12 |
Barbara Henneberger | 23 | Las Trais Fluors slope, St. Moritz | Switzerland | 1964-04-12 |
Michel Bozon | 20 | Piste Emile Allais, Megève, Haute-Savoie | France | 1970-01-23 [3] |
Leonardo David | 18 | Whiteface Mountain, New York | United States | 1979-03-03[Note 1] |
Sara Mustonen | 16 | Hintertux, Tyrol | Austria | 1979-09-12 |
Josef Walcher | 29 | Schladming, Styria | Austria | 1984-01-22 |
Hugh Lindsay | 34 | Gotschnagrat, Klosters, Graubünden | Switzerland | 1988-03-10 [4] |
Jules Fiske Harrison | 18 | Zermatt | Switzerland | 1988-04-04 [5][6] |
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz | 52 | Beaver Creek, Colorado | United States | 1989-01-30 |
Gernot Reinstadler | 20 | Lauberhorn, Wengen, Bern | Switzerland | 1991-01-20 [7] |
Ulrike Maier | 26 | Garmisch, Bavaria | Germany | 1994-01-29 |
Michael Kennedy | 39 | Aspen, Colorado | United States | 1997-12-31 |
Sonny Bono | 62 | Heavenly, Nevada | United States | 1998-01-05[8] |
Doak Walker | 71 | Steamboat, Colorado | United States | 1998-01-30[Note 2] |
Michel Trudeau | 23 | Kokanee Glacier Park, British Columbia | Canada | 1998-11-13 |
Régine Cavagnoud | 31 | Pitztal Glacier, Innsbruck, Tyrol | Austria | 2001-10-31 [9] |
Line Østvold | 25 | Valle Nevado, Santiago | Chile | 2004-09-19 |
Craig Kelly | 36 | Revelstoke, British Columbia | Canada | 2003-01-20 |
Jonatan Johansson | 26 | Whiteface Mountain, New York | United States | 2006-03-12 |
Doug Coombs | 48 | Couloir de Polichinelle, La Grave | France | 2006-04-03 |
Edward LaChapelle | 80 | Monarch Ski Area, Colorado | United States | 2007-02-01 |
John McWethy | 60 | Keystone, Colorado | United States | 2008-02-06 |
John Nicoletta | 27 | Alyeska Resort, Alaska | United States | 2008-04-11[10] |
Natasha Richardson | 45 | Mont Tremblant, Quebec | Canada | 2009-03-16 |
Shane McConkey | 39 | Dolomites | Italy | 2009-03-26 |
C. R. Johnson | 26 | Squaw Valley, California | United States | 2010-02-24 |
Jamie Pierre | 38 | Snowbird, Utah | United States | 2011-11-24[11] |
Sarah Burke | 29 | Park City, Utah | United States | 2012-01-19[12] |
Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau | 44 | Lech, Vorarlberg | Austria | 2012-02-17 |
Nik Zoricic | 29 | Grindelwald, Bern | Switzerland | 2012-03-10 |
Claude Nobs | 76 | Caux-Sur-Montreux, Vaud | Switzerland | 2012-12-24 [13] |
David Coe | 58 | Aspen, Colorado | United States | 2013-01-21 |
Philippe Favre | 51 | Val Thorens, Savoie, French Alps | France | 2013-12-06 [14] |
Andreas Fransson | 31 | Monte San Lorenzo, Patagonia | Argentina–Chile border | 2014-09-29 |
JP Auclair | 37 | Monte San Lorenzo, Patagonia | Argentina–Chile border | 2014-09-29 |
Sam Beall | 39 | Beaver Creek, Colorado | United States | 2016-02-25 |
Matilda Hargin née Rapaport | 30 | Farellones, Santiago | Chile | 2016-07-14 |
David Poisson | 35 | Nakiska, Alberta | Canada | 2017-11-13 [15] |
Notes
- ^ Crashed and suffered brain trauma during a World Cup downhill race at Lake Placid. After being in a coma for nearly six years, he died at age 24 on 26 February 1985 in Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy.
- ^ Doak Walker died eight months after the accident, on September 27, 1998
References
- ^ "Tragedy mars Canadian ski triumph". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. February 9, 1959. p. 17.
- ^ "Australian skier killed in Olympic drill". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. January 26, 1964. p. 41.
- ^ Hit a tree during a World Cup downhill. http://www.skihorizon.com/FR/magazine/itin02022001.asp
- ^ "1988: Avalanche hits royal ski party". BBC News. 1988-03-10.
- ^ "Mad Bulls and Englishmen". The Times. 2009-12-26.
- ^ "How do I hate skiing? Let me count the ways". The Times. 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Austrian Skier Dies After Race Fall". The New York Times. 1991-01-20.
- ^ Sonny Bono Is Killed in Ski Crash, Washington Post, 1998-01-07
- ^ "Skiing mourns Cavagnoud". BBC. 2001-10-31.
- ^ "Extreme skier dies in Alaska". Jackson Hole News and Guide. 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Skier Jamie Pierre Killed in Avalanche". Gear Junkie. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ^ "Freestyler Burke went into cardiac arrest after accident". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ^ Keepnews, Peter (11 January 2013). "Claude Nobs, Founder of Montreux Jazz Festival, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ^ Watkins, Gary (7 December 2013). "Philippe Favre killed in skiing accident". Autosport. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ David Poisson, French Olympic skier, dies in training accident aged 35. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/13/david-poisson-french-olympic-skier-dies-in-training-accident-aged-35