Teen Skier Dallas LeBeau Dies in 55-Foot Training Fall

Source: washingtonpost.com

Dallas LeBeau, a promising young athlete on the Freeskiing World Tour, suffered a fatal accident while training for an upcoming competition. The interactive Washington Post feature details the sequence of his final run, the sport's high risks, and the tight-knit freeskiing community's response. It matters because it exposes the razor-thin margins between spectacular tricks and life-threatening falls in a sport drawing more young competitors.