Jamie Pierre

• unpredictable winter that's on pace to finish well above the national yearly average of 29 avalanche deaths. In November, professional skier Jamie Pierre, who once famously jumped off a 255-foot cliff, died in the Utah mountains while at a resort that wasn't yet open and had not begun avalanche control.
• Date: Feb 25, 2012
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Giving thanks for La Niña

• Another word of caution for those crossing boundary lines in Colorado and Utah: According to the Utah Avalanche Center, 18 human-triggered slides have already been reported this month, including the one that ended the life of famed big-mountain skier Jamie Pierre. In Colorado, more than 50 avalanche
• Date: Nov 24, 2011
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google