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Courting Disaster, in Search of a Snowy Rush. Timothy Egan.

by Egan, Timothy; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 43Institutions. Publisher: New York Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Avalanches | Death -- Causes | Extreme sports | Mortality -- Statistics | Skiing accidents | Skis and skiing | SnowboardingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The game--courting avalanches, pushing into the highest, untracked reaches of snowbound mountains--has of late turned particularly deadly....Over the past decade, avalanche deaths have risen, mostly among snowmobile riders, but more and more snowboarders and back-country downhill skiers have also died." (NEW YORK TIMES) In the wake of the death of snowboarding pioneer Craig Kelly in a avalanche in Jan. 2003, this article examines the dangers courted by extreme skiers and snowboarders as they venture into risky areas looking for a thrill ride.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.

Originally Published: Courting Disaster, in Search of a Snowy Rush, Feb. 14, 2003; pp. A1+.

"The game--courting avalanches, pushing into the highest, untracked reaches of snowbound mountains--has of late turned particularly deadly....Over the past decade, avalanche deaths have risen, mostly among snowmobile riders, but more and more snowboarders and back-country downhill skiers have also died." (NEW YORK TIMES) In the wake of the death of snowboarding pioneer Craig Kelly in a avalanche in Jan. 2003, this article examines the dangers courted by extreme skiers and snowboarders as they venture into risky areas looking for a thrill ride.

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