Squaw CEO, Andy Wirth, Is Lucky To Be Alive | Graphic Skydiving Injury Details & Interview: 50-year-old Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth had a near death experience on October 13th, 2013 when he crash landed skydiving with JT Holmes in Lodi, CA. He has since spent 50 days in the hospital in Davis, CA had 21 surgeries on his right arm and will always be missing his right biceps muscle. Moonshine Ink just interviewed Andy Wirth about his arm injury and his life since his accident. Below in an excerpt from their interview with Andy. Moonshine Ink: Did you ever think this was the end? Andy Wirth: The [vineyard] posts created substantial trauma. I realized I was very close […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 30, 2014 7 Comments
Squaw Valley CEO Back After 50 Days in Hospital & 21 Surgeries from Skydiving Injury Squaw Valley CEO & President Andy Wirth is back at Squaw after spending 50 days in the hospital and enduring 21 surgeries on his right arm. Andy sustained a major arm injury on October 13th, 2013 after a crash landing in Lodi, CA after a skydive with pro skiers JT Holmes & Timy Dutton. Andy just put up an update on his condition on his Facebook page including a letter he wrote to Eddie Vedder, the lead singer of the band Pearl Jam. In this letter, Andy describes his accident and some of the […] Featured Article SnowBrains | January 14, 2014 5 Comments