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US Skier Kyle Smaine Killed in Avalanche in Japan

US Skier Kyle Smaine Killed in Avalanche in Japan

Former halfpipe world champion skier, Kyle Smaine, died in an avalanche in Japan. Another man also aided during the avalanche, but he has not been identified yet. The 31-year-old pro skier had traveled to Japan for work, and as he said in an Instagram post, he was excited about the “unbelievable snow quality.”

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