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Tanner Hall Out for Season After Tearing Achilles Tendon While Filming

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Tanner Hall informed the world via Instagram yesterday that he has just undergone surgery after tearing his Achilles tendon. The Ski Boss was in Minneapolis filming street segments when the injury occurred. Thankfully, the surgery was successful and he will begin PT within the next couple of weeks, with the aim of being back even stronger next winter. Get well soon […]
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David Wise: “I Sent it a Little Harder Than I Should Have” and Broke His Femur at the Audi Nines

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Just days after breaking the world’s highest air record for half-pipe to banked landing, David Wise crashed hard at the Audi Nines, breaking his femur.   View this post on Instagram   I’m taking on a new summer project: knitting my femur back together. It’s certainly unfortunate, but it isn’t BAD. I’m very disappointed to be ending my ski season […]
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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 […]
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