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Another death at meadows...

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hoodratz47
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http://www.kgw.com/home/Snowboarder-dies-in-fall-on-Mt-Hood-84411492.html

sucks that another person died at medows... in the terrain park none the less. hopefully it does not have the back lash as did the death at medows when a skier was hit and  killled.. 

Feb 17 2010 2:10PM
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El_Barto.
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damn
Feb 17 2010 6:35PM
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El_Barto.
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jerk ass ns cut me off...

damn that sucks....anyone see what happened?
Feb 17 2010 6:38PM
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meerkat
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sucks for sure hope it doesn't effect the park any
Feb 17 2010 11:42PM
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noparking
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nope, but from what I head the guy was taking way way to much speed into a 40ft jump and over shot it by more then double that distance taking his knees to the chest causing his heart to fail.
Feb 19 2010 3:24AM
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El_Barto.
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holy hell thats gnarly. if true, a helmet wouldnt have helped him
Feb 19 2010 11:42AM
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MiniMeDanny
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yea im guessing he overshot super hard - landed backseat and smacked his head on the snow
Feb 19 2010 12:04PM
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ESB
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Rest in peace...

...and for the rest of us, remember to speed check before hitting anything.
Feb 23 2010 12:36AM
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