Kye Moffat, reportedly a 25-year-old skier from Berkeley, died Saturday (April 23) at Palisades Tahoe. Andrew Trygg, a Nevada County Sherriff’s Office Public Information Officer, identified the deceased skier as Moffat. However, according to ABC7 TV in San Francisco, Moffat’s brother said he was from both Berkeley and Truckee. Palisades Tahoe issued information Tuesday, saying […]
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10 recent skiing deaths in North America
Skiing deaths, like the one that took the life of Tahoe teenager Scotty Lapp on Sunday (Feb. 13), have been taking place nationwide in recent weeks. According to a story by Snowbrains.com, there have been 10 skiing deaths in the past three-plus weeks at North American ski resorts. Skiing deaths are nothing new at Tahoe […]
First fatality this season at Tahoe ski resort
The first fatality at a Tahoe ski resort took place Feb. 3 at Northstar California ski resort. The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man who died after a skiing accident as 30-year-old Andrew McDowell of Tahoe City. McDowell was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Renown Regional Medical Center Sunday, Feb. […]
20th anniversary of Sonny Bono’s death at Heavenly ski resort
Sonny Bono, a California congressman at the time and previously an entertainer, died nearly 20 years ago in a skiing accident at Heavenly Mountain ski resort. On Jan. 5, 1998, the 62-year-old Bono slammed into a tree at an estimated 30 mph and died during an afternoon ski run through dense woods at the Lake […]
Skier dies at Heavenly ski resort
A 77-year-old Wisconsin woman died Tuesday morning at Heavenly Mountain Resort in Lake Tahoe after sustaining injuries when she hit a tree. The Douglas County Sheriff’s office responded to the accident. According to a Sheriff’s department release, Kathryn Strangman, 77, of Madison, Wisconsin, died from injuries after hitting a tree at Heavenly’s Boulder Lodge area, […]
Two Lake Tahoe skiers die after reportedly crashing into trees
Two people died last week in accidents at Lake Tahoe ski resorts. The two ski deaths are reportedly the first of the 2013-14 ski season in Lake Tahoe. The ski deaths were a Sugar Bowl ski resort employee from Brazil and a 43-year-old Bay Area man from Belmont who was skiing at skiing Northstar California […]