avalanche death at snowbird today kills pro skier

[Erik Holmgren]

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52907844-78/avalanche-resort-pierre-hoyal.html.csp

Death in our backyard..jamie was one of the best in the world. Killed at snowbird this afternoon.

Be careful guys.

[Don Losee]

I was there at Targhee, the day he set the cliff jump record. It was Huge. He was a man that put God first. Jamie is in Pow heaven now.

[bordy]

What a bummer.... wife and two kids...

[Erik Holmgren]

Like shane last year...he died living, doing what he loved. there are worse ways to go...

But man, what a way to start the season :/

[bob allen]

Super sad way to start the season. Dicey out there. Two things to ask yourself. Is this slope going to slide? If it does what will happen? South-Chute is super boney, steep, and devoid of safety. Not a good choice for the conditions. Jamie was a good dude, talented athlete, he will be missed. Let's hope things calm down out there. Until then, think about the second question.

[windzup]

Local Snowboard instructor at Skyline, went for a backcountry ride on Sunday and triggered a cornice release. Watch out for the wind loaded slopes if you are up there, its a sign that any cornice could give.

[JakeWalker]

I was up at Alta yesterday and saw three rider-triggered slides in 30 minutes. One took the rider for a fast ride and he ended up with a broken femur. There was definitely an aggressive attitude on the mountain. Very sorry to hear about Jamie... I met him at Brewvies where his cliff jump was premiered in a documentary. Very sad.

[jason morton]

My longtime friend Cam was the guy who broke his femur. I was supposed to go with those guys but wasn't too stoked on where they were going and decided to ski a mellower run. Glad I did.

[Erik Holmgren]

They are doing a "celebration of jamies life" this Saturday in sandy, details on jamie pierres facebook page if people are interested