Doug Coombs was an icon in the ski world as I grew up. Watching him flowing down lines that the majority of America thought of as “extreme” and the freeride community thought of as EPIC was the height of skiing for me. From numerous huge decents all over AK to 3900′ 55 degree decents in La Grave, Coombs made skiing look easy. I think it is only fitting that such a hero to our community is added to the Ski Hall of Fame. McConkey’s next. Read the full list of Ski Hall of Fame Inductees on US Ski Team.com.
Enjoy some video of Coombs tearing up lines all over the world…
You can read the accident report for Coombs and VanderHam here: http://blogs.denverpost.com/sports/2006/04/10/coombs-vanderham-accident-report/
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