71-Year-Old Ski Instructor Succumbs to Injuries After Ski Collison at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), Wyoming, reported to the Buckrail that a collision occurred the morning of April 14 between two skiers that resulted in both men being transported to the hospital. According to Buckrail, Peter Wuerslin, the 71-year-old part-time JHMR ski instructor, was skiing with a group of peers when a 34-year-old skier collided with Wuerslin from uphill. JHMR […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 22, 2024 9 Comments
Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections | What It’s Like Getting PRP Injections Into The Knee as a Skier In November 2021, I hiked up and skied Little Chute at Alta, UT. Alta, UT Report: Little Chute with Mandatory Air From the Top When skiing down my knee swelled up and I could only bend it 90ยบ. After arriving home the swelling went down. This happened on a daily repeat cycle until February 2022 when the pain upon skiing […] Miles Clark | December 15, 2023 1 Comment
Summit County, CO Hospital Sees 50% Decrease In Patients Due To Ski Resorts Closed According to the Summit Daily, St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco, CO’s (Summit County) patient numbers are down about 50% for this time of year due to the closure of ski resorts due to Coronavirus. “While the hospital braces for a potential surge in COVID-19 cases, Doucette reported that patient numbers have dropped significantly below whatโs normal this time […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 28, 2020 0 Comments
Buzz Aldrin In Stable Condition After Reportedly Falling Ill And Being Evacuated From Antarctica According to an IAATO Press Release, 86-year-old Buzz Aldrin was evacuated from Antarcticaย after falling ill. Mr. Aldrin reportedly had fluid building in his lungs, but was responding well to antibiotics that were given to him to reduce and deal with that peskyย fluid. He was the second man to walk on the moon,ย after Neil Armstrong, in July of 1969ย during NASA’s Apollo […] Brains Chris Wallner | December 1, 2016 0 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