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  1. #1
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    Heli ski crash yesterday?

    Anyone have any info on the Heli ski crash at Knik river yesterday?

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    Yes. Third edge Heli. Truly a tragic loss. Greg was a great friend and I had been flying, kiting and surfing with him for 16 years. He just had a kid in Jan and was so stoked. Completely devastated. They were flying out of Meyer Lake in Palmer.
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    Damn. Greg was the man pushing Moment for the CMD 124 & Comi iirc. Thoughts and prayers.

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    Unbelievably sad. Wish I had gotten a chance to ski with him.
    He was a legend.
    What a way for someone like him to go down.

    Thoughts and prayers to all involved.

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    Jesus that's terrible. I used to see him at Portillo. Cool, friendly guy. I think he walked away from a heli crash there where others died. Very sad.

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    Heli ski crash yesterday?

    Quote Originally Posted by skideeppow View Post
    Yes. Third edge Heli. Truly a tragic loss. Greg was a great friend and I had been flying, kiting and surfing with him for 16 years. He just had a kid in Jan and was so stoked. Completely devastated. They were flying out of Meyer Lake in Palmer.
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    FUCK. I was afraid what I was seeing on social was true. He was such a good dude.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beder View Post
    Jesus that's terrible. I used to see him at Portillo. Cool, friendly guy. I think he walked away from a heli crash there where others died. Very sad.
    He was beat up but yes walked away when TR Youngstrum and pilot died. Steve Winter broke his back, and Seth was banged up. Had greg been wearing his seat belt in the front of the Heli, he would have been dead.
    No words for this loss.

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    so sorry to hear this.
    I too ran into him in Portillo maybe 15 years ago
    full of stoke
    gutted to hear that he just had a kid too
    Aggressive in my own mind

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    +vibes+ for all five.
    Good job on the save and recovery Jeff + Jesse.
    Sleep well on that...
    Time spent skiing cannot be deducted from one's life.

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    I’m on a flight back to AK right now. Lady next to me lost her son in law in the crash.
    But Ellen kicks ass - if she had a beard it would be much more haggard. -Jer

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    Greg was bigger than life. Fuck.

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    I skied with Greg and Sean a couple years back. Both larger than life. So tragic, especially Greg leaving a baby behind.
    https://apnews.com/article/alaska-he...3fd98c03aacba2

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    Gutted to hear this.

    RIP to a true legend, cannot imagine what his family is experiencing.
    Last edited by Cokey McBlowjob; 03-28-2021 at 11:47 PM.

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    Very sad news.


    https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021...ous-condition/

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    Billionaire Kellner was the richest man in the Czech Republic.

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    Harms was a total badass, on and off skis. Larger than life. My thoughts go out to the TML family, it’s a pretty tight group and this will hit them hard. Condolences to family and friends of all those who died in this crash, let’s hope the survivor is ok.


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    Thinking of the 3rd edge and TML families today, both groups are world class at what they do and real close to each other.
    Three fundamentals of every extreme skier, total disregard for personal saftey, amphetamines, and lots and lots of malt liquor......-jack handy

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    vibes to all affected. what a tragedy.
    swing your fucking sword.

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    I literally just got back yesterday from heli skiing in AK. On the way there we were on the same flight from SEA > ANC as several of the people heading to Tordrillo. Sobering news. Vibes to those who knew him.
    I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.

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    "Among the victims was Petr Kellner, 56, who was the Czech Republic’s richest person and one of the 70 richest people in the world last year, according to Forbes."

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    Quote Originally Posted by hoarhey View Post
    so sorry to hear this.
    I too ran into him in Portillo maybe 15 years ago
    full of stoke
    gutted to hear that he just had a kid too
    Heli day with him in Portillo about 5 years ago. Great guy.
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    Don’t know what to say. He was my guide at CPG first time I ever went heli in 2006 and we became friends after that. Put me on my first of would become many pairs of Moments. Skied with him from time to time, always brought the stoke and made skiing fun for everyone around. Was so happy for him with the new baby. This hits pretty hard to the gut.

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    Just read that Sean was also in that crash. Was fortunate to ski and hang with him up in AK. Good dude. RIP.

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    Sean went to my high school Hanover NH and was inmy sisters class. I didn't know he was a guide in AK but he Sounds like a badass.
    RIP to those lost and my condolences to friends and family.

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    The guide crowd is like one big happy family here in small town Girdwood. I am kind of on the periphery while a couple of my friends were best buds with those guys... Pretty devastating all around.

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