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Copper Mountain, CO Legend ‘First Chair Frank’ Passes Away Aged 97

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A legend of Copper Mountain Resort, CO passed away at the beginning of this month, aged 97. Frank Walter, had been skiing at Copper Mountain for more than three decades, and skiing since he was a little child – over nine decades. Related: VIDEO: World’s Oldest Skier? 102-Year-Old is Back Skiing Powder at Alta, UT Born in 1922, he was a […]

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SnowBrains | March 31, 2020
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Austrian Ski Racer and Vail, CO Legend Pepi Gramshammer has Passed Away Aged 87

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Pepi Gramshammer, the Austrian ski racer who became Vail’s premier hotelier, died August 17 at the Vail Valley Hospital. He was 87 years old and had recently suffered a series of strokes. “He was in a beautiful room with a view of Riva Ridge,” said Sheika Gramshammer, Pepi’s wife. “The first thing he said when they rolled him in … […]

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SnowBrains | August 19, 2019
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Legendary Californian Surfer Mike Doyle Passes Away at 78

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Mike Doyle, a legend in the surf world, passed away Monday night in his sleep. The renowned waterman and board-builder from Leucadia, California, was 78-years old. According to an Instagram post from his family: “Mike slipped away peacefully in his sleep early this morning at his home on Gringo Hill, with his loving wife, Annie right by his side.” Doyle […]

SwellBrains | May 1, 2019
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Jake Phelps, Editor of Thrasher Magazine, Passes Away

News broke this evening that universally-loved skateboard legend and Editor of Thrasher Magazine, Jake Phelps, has passed away.  Tony Vitello, the owner of Thrasher Magazine, has issued the following statement:  Jake Phelps was 100% skateboarder, but that label sells him way too short, because beyond his enormous influence in our world, he was truly an individual beyond this world. When loved ones […]

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Jon Roubik | March 14, 2019
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Snowbird, UT Founder Ted Johnson Passes Away Aged 91 After Being Hit by Drunk Driver

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The man who helped establish Snowbird as a world-class ski resort has died at the age of 91, reports unofficialnetworks. A release from the resort says Ted Johnson passed away on Monday after sustaining fatal injuries as the result of getting hit by a drunk driver in California. Johnson was the first person to actively assess the future possibility of […]

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Steven Agar | January 31, 2018
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