Fellow Newschooler/best friend died today pursuing his dream.

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ReeferMonga

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This post was written under heavy emotion/intoxication sorry for any errors/rants.

Being a newschool skiier from Las Vegas is an unusual pursuit. After seeing Teddy Bear Crisis I was motivated to be the best. I saved up for a pair of park skis and going up to our local mountain. After two seasons of being the only freestyle skier at our local mountain I suddenly saw another.

A short stocky Hawaiian was hucking ridiculous tricks on jumps/rails with almost no skiing ability. Five years later after consciousness experimentation, teaching the hellish kids club together, and finally completing our dream of moving to a true ski town, its over. I had to leave Mt.Hood for personal reasons, and remember hugging my best friend one last time and he said "I remember our first bong rip together at the ski resort, I love you, and I know everything with you will work out"

I turned on my phone today to multiple voice mails because my phones been off for a few weeks, planning to move back to Oregon asap. All of them were for him, checking up on me. The last one was a desperate, short call describing how he dropped in the wrong spot, and had attempted crossing a river, and had lost his skis in the process. After frantic calling I learned that my best friend had been found in a creek dead.

I know this is normal in our community, but I have never met a more driven person towards skiing. His first day skiing was halfway of his nineteenth year, and his career only lasted four years. I broke down watching footage from our first time at mammoth, and us being so excited to hit our first rail, and see EHEATH in real life. Every day and every night I was getting harassed by him in Oregon to go skiing. It hurts to think how I rejected those offers for rest, or drinks. I am in a state of confusion right now, and sorry if this post is out of line, but I just wanted to help remember him maybe a little.

Here's the news story, (To all the dick's who say he was intoxicated and it was his fault, yes, but have some courtesy. Thanks)

-Ian C.
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Skier-found-dead-in-creek-outside-Ski-Bowl-200824571.html
 
Fuck man, sorry to hear. I hope he'll be remembered through you, his friends, family, and newschoolers. RIP
 
Damn hope you're able to get through that man, as someone who has lost quite a few close people in my life my best advice is to hold your head high and dont just remember them but someone that close to you LIVE FOR THEM. Continue on with his dream, ski in his honor and remember the amazing times had with him as he'll be watching down on you hoping you still live the life you both originally wanted.

Thats the best drunk advice I could think of but hopefully it helps man vibes++++
 
I'm sorry man, i just heard about this about an hour ago, i had seen him a couple times in the skibowl rope tow and chatted with him a little, he had such a great attitude toward skiing. such a nice guy, sad to hear what happend, saying prayers for his family and friends right now for sure.
 
heard about this earlier, i saw this guy around and he seemed nice. its eerie to see someone at your local mountain go like that
 
Pretty sure I know the spot described at Skibowl. Vibes, SIP, tragic to hear such a story coming from my home ski resort.
 
That really sucks one of your last times with him was spent looking at eheath...

but seriously, keep busy. The best thing you can do is spend time with family, friends and to keep on doing busy work to occupy the mind. If you haven't already, I'd suggest deleting those voice mails because that's going to stir up some heavy shit no matter how far down the road you are. Remember your buddy for how he lived, not how he left.

P.S. if this is an April's Fools joke...

 
Soo sorry bud. Losing someone is a very hard experience to go through. I lost my best friend and life long ski partner almost 5 years ago. I still think about him every day. Good luck man.

 
Serious vibes, man.

Stay busy and keep in there, things will slowly get better. Don't dwell on the times you didn't go skiing with him or had other things to do, focus on the positive memories and the good times you've had with him.
 
I want to expel my previous post by saying sorry, I did not see the news article. Fucking hell, vibes to you, him and his family. That is bad and I'm sorry man. Losing a riding buddy sucks.
 
I swear to god if this is an April fools joke it's not cool. At all. You don't joke about this shit. If not, major vibes man, hope you make it through this
 
to everyone this is not an april fools joke. i heard the news from one of my best friends crying on the phone and telling me that one of our close friends was found, and he wasnt with us anymore. i couldnt sleep last night just thinking about it. my thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. SIP homie.
 
because he was found last night

just found out i took a few laps with him earlier in the day (we never exchanged names), so sad for this to happen.
 
Thats really hard to hear man and I'm sure you're extremely sad but you truly do have to look at the positives of his life man.

Vibes and just keep the best mental processes you can going. It's going to be rough for a bit but it'll get better man.

 
Vibes man. I feel like it's those people that are so stoked about skiing, like your friend, that really keep this sport alive. Everyone has a buddy like that. My roommate wakes me up every morning we go skiing. I don't know if I would have gotten so into skiing if it wasn't for him.

I would seriously recommend watch Tanner Hall's movie "Like a Lion". He and CR had such a tight friendship, and it talks about their relationship a ton. Sounds a lot like what you are going through.
 
Holy shit dude Rus was my friend as well and I had no idea that this was real.. Rus was the biggest homie ever that was SO stoked on skiing and everything about it.. He LIVED in a tent all summer long to ride every day! He was the main homie I'm in total shock right now. RIP
 
Vibes to you. A good friend of mine, who was a freeskier, killed himself back in October due to depression. Only 17 years old. Shred for him every time i go out.
 
May he Rest In Peace because its sad to see such passionate people leave this world. I didn't know him but regardless we all enjoy the same passion
 
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