Death
On November 13, 2011 Jamie Pierre hiked up Snowbird Resort in Utah, unaware it would be his last steps, to ski some early season snow. The area was closed as the resort was not open and no avalanche control had been done. Pierre and his friend, Jack Pilot, were planning to ski the area the South Chute. The avalanche triggered and rolled him over rocks for 800 feet. According to The New York Times, “He came to a stop partly buried and died of trauma”. He is survived by his wife, and two daughters.
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