Extreme skier Dan Egan to speak about near-death experience on Mount Elbrus that changed his life
Dan Egan’s respect for the way mountains can turn cranky and ill-tempered, as they did this year with avalanche-prone conditions stretching across Utah and most of North America, runs deep.
During his decades as an extreme skiing pioneer, and later as a guide and ski coach, he has seen hundreds of storms and slides. Most famously, Egan and his brother John triggered the collapse of a cornice the size of two tour buses while skiing at Wyoming’s Grand Targhee Resort for a Warren Miller films in 1990. The segment, in which Egan sets off the avalanche while floating along a ridge and John narrowly avoids it with a cat-quick jump turn, is one of the most-viewed ski film clips of all time.
Full article here: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2021/03/25/extreme-skier-dan-egan/
What: Dan Egan, an extreme skier who has appeared in 12 Warren Miller films, will discuss and sign copies of his book about being caught for 38 hours in a storm in a cave on Mount Elbrus in Russia.
When: Friday, 3:30-5 p.m.
Where: Alps & Meters store at the St. Regis Deer Valley Hotel, 2300 Deer Valley Drive East, Park City, UT 84060
Dan Egan’s respect for the way mountains can turn cranky and ill-tempered, as they did this year with avalanche-prone conditions stretching across Utah and most of North America, runs deep.
During his decades as an extreme skiing pioneer, and later as a guide and ski coach, he has seen hundreds of storms and slides. Most famously, Egan and his brother John triggered the collapse of a cornice the size of two tour buses while skiing at Wyoming’s Grand Targhee Resort for a Warren Miller films in 1990. The segment, in which Egan sets off the avalanche while floating along a ridge and John narrowly avoids it with a cat-quick jump turn, is one of the most-viewed ski film clips of all time.
Full article here: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2021/03/25/extreme-skier-dan-egan/
What: Dan Egan, an extreme skier who has appeared in 12 Warren Miller films, will discuss and sign copies of his book about being caught for 38 hours in a storm in a cave on Mount Elbrus in Russia.
When: Friday, 3:30-5 p.m.
Where: Alps & Meters store at the St. Regis Deer Valley Hotel, 2300 Deer Valley Drive East, Park City, UT 84060
