Jamie Pierre
Encyclopedia
Matthew Jamison "Jamie" Pierre (February 22, 1973 – November 13, 2011) was a professional free skier. Pierre set a world-record cliff jump of 255 feet (77.7 m) at the Grand Targhee Resort in Wyoming
. He skied away with a bleeding cut lip from being hit by a shovel when his partners dug him out of his 12 foot bomb hole. Google's Sergey Brin
had estimated that Pierre was almost at terminal velocity
when he hit the ground.
Pierre made appearances on Warren Miller
films, such as Playground (2007), Children of Winter (2008), as well as Rage Films and The Ski Channel
's The Story of Jamie Pierre.
On November 13, 2011, Pierre was killed in a rockslide while snowboarding at Snowbird, Utah
. He was 38 years old.
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
. He skied away with a bleeding cut lip from being hit by a shovel when his partners dug him out of his 12 foot bomb hole. Google's Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin
Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin is a Russian-born American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur who, with Larry Page, co-founded Google, one of the largest internet companies. , his personal wealth is estimated to be $16.7 billion....
had estimated that Pierre was almost at terminal velocity
Terminal velocity
In fluid dynamics an object is moving at its terminal velocity if its speed is constant due to the restraining force exerted by the fluid through which it is moving....
when he hit the ground.
Pierre made appearances on Warren Miller
Warren Miller (director)
Warren Miller is an American ski and snowboarding filmmaker. He is the founder of Warren Miller Entertainment and produced, directed and narrated his films until 1988. His credits include over 750 sports films, several books and hundreds of published non-fiction stories...
films, such as Playground (2007), Children of Winter (2008), as well as Rage Films and The Ski Channel
The Ski Channel
The Ski Channel is a Video On Demand Cable, Satellite and Telco television network distributed on Comcast, Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Verizon FiOS, Brighthouse Networks, Cablevision, RCN, AT&T U-Verse and Cox Communications. The technical term for a channel of this type is VODnet...
's The Story of Jamie Pierre.
On November 13, 2011, Pierre was killed in a rockslide while snowboarding at Snowbird, Utah
Snowbird, Utah
Snowbird is an unincorporated area based in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains in Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S. It is most famous for Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, an alpine skiing and snowboarding area, which opened in December 1971.- History :Snowbird is a...
. He was 38 years old.
External links
- Video of Jamie Pierre's World Record Cliff Jump at The Ski ChannelThe Ski ChannelThe Ski Channel is a Video On Demand Cable, Satellite and Telco television network distributed on Comcast, Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Verizon FiOS, Brighthouse Networks, Cablevision, RCN, AT&T U-Verse and Cox Communications. The technical term for a channel of this type is VODnet...
- Jamie Pierre's World Record Cliff Jump with his commentary on YouTube