Kyle Smaine, a 31-year-old American pro skier, was believed to be among two foreign skiers killed when an avalanche triggered on Mount Hakuba Norikura in central Japan.
American professional skier Kyle Smaine was believed to have died Sunday after he was caught in anFive foreign skiers were caught in an avalanche on the eastern slope ofNagano Prefectural police said two of the men were found without vital signs when rescuers reached them on Monday.
U.S. outdoor magazine"Mountain Gazette" reported in its online edition that the American skier was 31-year-old Kyle Smaine. The U.S. Freeski Team also announced Smaine’s death on Instagram, remembering him as an"incredible person, friend, skier and teammate to the mountains."
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