Tragic news out of Japan where an American pro freestyle skier was killed in an avalanche. Reuters reports Kyle Smaine, age 31, was one of five foreign skiers who were caught in the slide on Hakuba Norikura in Nagano Prefecture on Japan’s Honshu Island. Three were rescued and Smaine and another unnamed skier died. Precise details on the accident are still emerging and we will be sure to update as they become available. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased skiers. 
