A U.S. freestyle skier has died after being caught in an avalanche, his family confirmed. Kyle Smaine, based in Lake Tahoe, California, was among five skiers engulfed by an avalanche near a winter resort in central Japan.
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Lol..good riddance!
What causes an avalanche and how do you survive one?
Rip Kyle Smaine, you will be missed
RIP from japan
RIP from Nagano
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RIP. He's so professional and great man to go skiing when there's an avalanche warning.
Mr. Smaine should have skied in Maine.
Must be nice to be skiing in Japan
I THOUGHT ALL THESE SNOW SPORTS PEOPLE WORE SELF-INFLATING AVALANCHE BACKPACKS?!?!?!???
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Talented dedicated young athletes, dying wayyyyy too young.π₯π―π’ Sincere condolences to their families and friends.
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This story didn't mention racism, thank God. It's getting old.
did he roll into a snowball that get bigger as it go down
He was one of the good ones. RIP.
Sports is an abomination.
No business like snow business.