List of skiing deaths

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This is a list of famous people who have been killed as a result of skiing and snowboarding accidents.

Name	Age	Location	Country	Date
Giacinto Sertorelli	22	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	January 26, 1938
James Palmer-Tomkinson	36			January 7, 1952
Ross Milne	19	Innsbruck	Austria	January 25, 1964
Buddy Werner	28	Trais Fleur slope, St. Moritz	Switzerland	April 12, 1964
Barbara Henneberger	23	Trais Fleur slope, St. Moritz	Switzerland	April 12, 1964
Josef Walcher	29	Schladming	Austria	January 22, 1984
Leonardo David	24	Gressoney-Saint-Jean	Italy	February 26, 1985^[1]
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz	52	Beaver Creek Resort, Colorado	United States	January 30, 1989
Duncan MacPherson	23	Stubai Alps	Austria	August 10, 1989
Gernot Reinstadler	20	Lauberhorn, Wengen	Switzerland	January 18, 1991
Peter Wirnsberger	24	Altenmarkt im Pongau	Austria	December 20, 1992
Ulrike Maier	26	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	January 29, 1994
Trevor Petersen		Chamonix	France	February 26, 1996
Michael Kennedy	39	Aspen, Colorado	United States	December 31, 1997
Sonny Bono	62	Heavenly Ski Resort, Nevada	United States	January 5, 1998
Doak Walker	71	Steamboat Springs, Colorado	United States	September 27, 1998
Michel Trudeau	23	Kokanee Glacier Park, British Columbia	Canada	November 13, 1998
Régine Cavagnoud	31	Pitztal Glacier, Innsbruck	Austria	October 31, 2001
Line Østvold	25	Valle Nevado, Santiago	Chile	19 September 2004
Jonatan Johansson	26	Whiteface Mountain, Lake Placid, New York	United States	12 March 2006
Doug Coombs	48	Couloir de Polichinelle, La Grave	France	April 3, 2006
Chad VanderHam	31	Couloir de Polichinelle, La Grave	France	April 3, 2006
Neal Valiton	18	Tignes	France	April 11, 2007
John McWethy	60	Keystone, Colorado	United States	February 6, 2008