Replying to Might not ski park again

Had an incident hit close to home, and it's making me wonder if it's worth it to ski the way we do.

My on-hill friend's brother died just a few days ago, on the 23rd. His name was Aaron Shoemaker, and if I recall correctly, he was a team manager for Nitro Snowboards or something.

He was in Italy for school as well as snowboarding, and he fell doing a backside Rodeo 7 on a 45' jump. The impact of the fall on his chest, at the wrong moment caused him to go into cardiac arrest.

Now, I didn't know Aaron well personally. only met him and his other brother, Jesse on a few occassions, and their skills never ceased to amaze me. I do hoever know his youngest brother, Colin well. I ski with Colin often during the winter, and he is such a good kid, awesome boarder as well.

With this happening to someone that I have met, and being somewhat close to home, I am questioning whether or not it's worth it. Aaron was incredibly experienced and had talent to boot. And the fact that he died doing a trick he has done countless times before, on a jump that isn't enormous by any standards, really makes me wonder.
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