‘Incredible’ B.C. skier Dave Treadway killed in backcountry accident
Posted April 17, 2019 9:59 am.
Last Updated April 17, 2019 10:38 am.
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PEMBERTON, B.C. — Well-known British Columbia professional freeskier Dave Treadway has died in a backcountry accident north of Whistler.
A statement on Treadway’s website says the “incredible skier and monumental human” died April 15 in an accident near Rhododendron Mountain, not far from his Pemberton-area home.
Pemberton Search and Rescue confirms its members responded Monday after learning a 34-year-old had fallen 30 metres into a crevasse.
A Canadian skiing magazine, SBC Skier, described Treadway as “one of the most influential skiers of our time,” for videos of his breathtaking descents on near vertical mountain faces.
Colorado-based Ski Journal Magazine editor Mike Rogge says Treadway, who was sponsored by companies including Rossignol and GoPro, had the ability to “find air”‘ on the flattest of runs, but was also known for his emphasis on safety, his love of family and his firm belief in God.
Treadway is survived by his two young sons and his wife, Tessa, who is pregnant with the couple’s third child.
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help his family. “Dave’s immediate family, including his wife and his 3 children (ages 6, 2 and unborn) will inevitably face the realities of living without their bread winner,” the page reads.
More than $90,000 has been raised in just more than 20 hours.
