Nate Vinton, a ski writer that I have a lot of respect for, seems to imply that the skiers were not properly made aware of the dangers of skiing off-piste in Europe. If that is indeed true, it is a damning indictment of the U.S. Ski Team staff and/or organization. It would mean gross negligence on the part of the coaches present and/or the staff who developed the European training program for development skiers, and would demand serious repercussions, not the least of which should include job terminations.
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