Arne Backstrom has passed away

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I just posted it in the other thread but, Arne was one of my Big Mountain idols. It is very sad. RIP Arne

Jun 4 2010 12:47PM

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Noss.

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RIP

Jun 4 2010 12:52PM

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Wow, terrible to hear. RIP

Jun 4 2010 12:55PM

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RIP

Jun 4 2010 1:00PM

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RIP

Jun 4 2010 1:09PM

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jimmer

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wow. RIP. another awesome skier gone.

Jun 4 2010 1:11PM

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Isabelle

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:( may he rest in peace.

Jun 4 2010 1:21PM

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RIP

Jun 4 2010 1:22PM

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paulmay

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RIP, i was looking forward for him to come ski in Chile this year with us

you will be missed

Jun 4 2010 1:36PM

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DaBeers

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Lame

RIP

Jun 4 2010 1:52PM

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DERS.

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RIP

prayers go out to Ingrid and the rest of the family

Jun 4 2010 1:52PM

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DaBeers

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Lame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC_8_Mxkyu4

Jun 4 2010 1:58PM

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DaBeers

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Lame

embeded please..

Jun 4 2010 1:59PM

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Isabelle

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Jun 4 2010 2:03PM

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.brian

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RIP, all this death in skiing is awful

Jun 4 2010 2:04PM

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prophet

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what the fuck is going on at with squaw skiers... don't even know how to process this...

Jun 4 2010 2:05PM

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cool.

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Rest in Peace Arne, you are the man.

plus vibes to the Backstrom family and friends. Shred in Peace buddy, we know you will.

Jun 4 2010 2:22PM

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Elmo.

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SIP i saw this before too... so sad about all the death in skiing lately=(

Jun 4 2010 2:28PM

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Holte

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The first distinct memory I have of being in awe of a skier was of Arne Backstrom when I was about 10 years old at Crystal. He must have been about 16 or 17 and was poaching the "snowboard halfpipe". The dude was airing a solid 6 feet out of the 12 foot pipe, grabbing his skis, and doing "up-pipe turns" (alley oops), neither of which I had any idea could be done at the time.

That day changed skiing for me. It's the reason I decided not to switch to snowboarding.

Thanks for the influence, Arne.

Jun 4 2010 2:35PM

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RIP brotha. mad vibes to his family..

Jun 4 2010 2:35PM

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skodeo7

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Very sad news. Such a great skier.

Jun 4 2010 2:35PM

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I'm shocked. I felt like he was about to make it big after watching him win the FWT stop in Revelstoke, that's really sad. RIP.

Jun 4 2010 2:40PM

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prophet

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seriously man... watching him or doug ludlow or scott mccartney or paul mcdonald back in the day... trying to keep up ripping around crystal definitely changed my life.

Jun 4 2010 2:52PM

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so sad. RIP

Jun 4 2010 2:56PM

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Utard

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Wow RIP vibes to the Backstroms

Jun 4 2010 2:57PM

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p.jones

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So sad to hear... RIP

Jun 4 2010 3:00PM

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another to go so young in less than a year... why?
R.I.P. Arne Backstrom.

Powder is deeply saddened to report the death of professional freeskier Arne Backstrom. Backstrom, the 2010 McConkey Cup winner as the overall Freeskiing World Tour Champion passed away in a tragic skiing accident in the remote Cordillera Blanca region of Peru. Backstrom, a Seattle native who had been living in Squaw Valley was skiing with his friends and fellow Squaw locals “American Dave” Rosenbarger and Kip Garre at the time of his death. He was 29.
Arne is the brother of Matchstick Productions athlete Ingrid Backstrom, and in recent years had begun to establish his own mark in the ski world. Arne, a relative newcomer to the competitive freeski circuit in 2009-10, was also gaining a reputation—in Chamonix of all places—as a tremendously gifted ski alpinist. Aside from his competition results, he was best known for completing technical ski mountaineering descents with strong, fluid style. Arne’s younger brother, Ralph, also resides in Squaw Valley and is an accomplished snowboarder. His parents both still reside in the greater Seattle area.
Our best wishes and prayers go out to the Backstrom family and the Squaw Valley community.
We will have more details as they come out.

Jun 4 2010 3:05PM

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Balto

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thats 3 sqaw skiers in a little over a year, what the fuck is happening?

Jun 4 2010 3:08PM

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this has been a tragic year for the skiing community.

Rip, may you be skiing the deep forever

Jun 4 2010 3:14PM

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Thoughts and prayers go out to Ingrid, Ralph, and the rest of the Backstrom family. It's been a rough past 2 years at Squaw, I pray the next few go better. We lost another inspiration, role model, and possibly the most underrated skier in the world. RIP ARNE, you will be missed at Squaw, and everywhere else.

Jun 4 2010 4:14PM

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One of the greatest BC skiiers in the industry, you will be missed.

SIP

Jun 4 2010 4:38PM

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technique.

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RIP

vibes to family and friends

Jun 4 2010 4:43PM

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4FRNT

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Deepest condolences go out to the Backstrom Family from the 4frnt Family

RIP Arne

Jun 4 2010 4:44PM

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Rest In Peace, my heart goes out to the Backstroms.

Jun 4 2010 4:57PM

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Rest it peace this sucks

Jun 4 2010 5:01PM

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summersover

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Man losing these guys keeps hittin harder
Rest In Peace Arne

Jun 4 2010 5:17PM

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Funnel

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Ahhh. RIP.

Jun 4 2010 6:13PM

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omIV

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my hat goes off for a skier.

Jun 4 2010 6:59PM

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B.Aussie

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RIP.

Jun 4 2010 10:10PM

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damn...RIP

Jun 4 2010 10:35PM

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rip..

Jun 4 2010 11:01PM

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May he rest in peace. I'm definitely going to keep in mind how dangerous this sport can be. I always seem to forget it and keep pushing harder and harder.

Jun 4 2010 11:21PM

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RIP Arne

Jun 4 2010 11:28PM

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84891jnf92048

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i hate being reminded how dangerous this sport is. i love to ski, and i know it is dangerous, and so do we all. we all know we could be injured or die, but it just feels wrong when it goes bad. RIP

Jun 4 2010 11:31PM

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prophet

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absolutely. especially when its someone so on top of everything they do. i know i've had close calls of my own that could have been pretty bad.... but someone like arne was just so in control of his game i just don't even imagine tragedy.

Jun 4 2010 11:44PM

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This a big wake up call to tell every skier out there this sport is possibly one of the most dangerous sports on the planet. This sport is a drug. SIP.

Jun 5 2010 12:59AM

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