Granite Peak death

I ski Alpine Valley just south of there, never been to granite myself, but my friends have, they told me about this 70 ft jump, was that the one?


Super hard to imagine though, someone dying doing a sport that I love so much, really puts things into perspective... SIP

murphyboiiiiSuper hard to imagine though, someone dying doing a sport that I love so much, really puts things into perspective... SIP

People die all the time skiing. It's really not that uncommon. In terms of how you're looking at it, it's actually pretty damn common.

Mountains don't advertise deaths. It doesn't look that great next to the vertical, number of trails, etc.

news article about the incident
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/local/2015/03/06/father-dies-granite-peak-accident/24502159/

Yeah it was sad i work in the rental shop there and everyone was shocked when the ski patrol told us the knews. its crazy how fast shit can change from good to bad. may he rest in peace

Im sorry to hear about this. But i personally think that he probably was just trying to go big and didnt realize how much speed he actually had. Rip

I've ridden there recently and I don't know how he overshot it by that much. He probably had insane speed and did not speed check. This is very sad anyways

Unreal. As frequent as deaths are in skiing, whens the last time you heard of someone overshooting a public park jump at a resort and dying from it. Absolutely unbelievable and a tragic story. RIP Aaron and prayers go out to his wife, kids, and family. Ride in peace brother.

I heard that two kids are in a coma after taking the ski high jump. The jump is closed off and other said that an engineering firm was out measuring and taking pictures of the jump. Anyone know what happened?

RibmtnI heard that two kids are in a coma after taking the ski high jump. The jump is closed off and other said that an engineering firm was out measuring and taking pictures of the jump. Anyone know what happened?

I just know that one kid died after being in a coma....I haven't heard about the other. The jump is reopened and they were indeed taking measurements. Not sure what happened, but here's my take on both deaths.

I ski Granite nearly every day and was there the night he died (talking about the more recent one). This was so tragic, still I have to say that it was his fault. I hate to be critical, but I know if I fuck up in the park and blow a knee or break my neck, it's my fault. He was from the Chicago area meaning he probably shouldn't have been in the park in the first place. Also, he supposedly bombed the entire run, when everyone knows the drop is 2/3 of the way down the run. Even if he didn't know this, you should be able to figure it out by watching others. And it's not like the jump is dangerously built (though I would argue it could be a better jump). It doesn't send you into any trees and the speed is consistent.

I think this is a case of trying to put the blame of this tragedy on the resort rather than accepting it was his error. Know your limits and assume responsibility. Still, my thoughts are with the family and friends of the kid.

vibes man SIP my dude

yung_shwiftyim thinking suicide. like seriously you have to want to kill yourself to die overshooting a jump

what the fucks your problem? this isn't a joke.

Tough to hear, hopefully we can learn from this, SIP and vibes to his family.

Jesus, another person died? How big are these jumps? Like are these massive booters or just like freak accidents? This sounds so crazy.

yung_shwiftyim thinking suicide. like seriously you have to want to kill yourself to die overshooting a jump

Ummm no you dont? It's pretty easy to fuck up bud.

yung_shwiftyim thinking suicide. like seriously you have to want to kill yourself to die overshooting a jump

Ummm no you dont? It's pretty easy to fuck up bud.

MinggJesus, another person died? How big are these jumps? Like are these massive booters or just like freak accidents? This sounds so crazy.

The only jump they made so far this year is like 25-30 feet. It has a huge drop-in, like a 500-foot long 30-degree run. I think it is poorly designed. But it takes knowledge of the park to hit it correctly, so rider error comes into effect too.

One day everybody is overshooting it.... And then the next day everybody is struggling to make it over the knuckle. It was perfect for awhile.

Another guy got taken away by an ambulance on Saturday, and there have been several other injuries. Granite Peak usually makes a huge 50-60 foot booter and there are way less injuries on it, because it takes experience to even think about going off of it.

I work in the GP rental shop and have not heard andything on this. there have been at least 7 reported injuries on that jump this week. It is certainly possible that someone has died, i dont know for sure so i havent talked about it but there have been a bunch of rumors. I also heard they are taking the jump down and remaking it. If he did die then I hope hes still shredding somewhere else.

Just Curious? 7 Injuries in 1 week? Wow!! Which day did the accident happen that resulted in death? Just terrible....RIP