It’s amazing that someone can survive when they have a depressed skull fracture, a partially collapsed lung and fractures to both C2 and C7 vertebrae…let alone when this happens while skiing in the backcountry. Props to the Jackson Hole Ski Patrol for a speedy response (reportedly only 20mins from the report of the injury to [...]
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JHSP Rescues Injured Renan Ozturk
by April 5th, 2011Ski Patrolman Seriously Injured in JHMR Avalanche
by January 6th, 2010Update: Unfortunately, Mark Wolling was unable to recover from his injuries. Peace be with you Big Wally…I hope the snow is soft and the winds are light in heaven. At approximately 8:26am today, Mark “Big Wally” Wolling was swept down Cheyenne Bowl while in the process of conducting avalanche reduction work on Route 7 prior [...]
TetonAT Wishes Kathryn Miller Hess a Successful Recovery
by March 15th, 2009Randokitty and I are just back from a few nights skiing and camping in Waterfalls Canyon in the Northern Tetons. The good news is that we made it safely back across Jackson Lake in a virtual whiteout this morning. The bad news is that I just learned of a very unfortunate and serious skiing accident [...]
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