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Dallas LeBeau, 21, died after attempting to jump across Berthoud Pass on U.S. Highway 40 on April 9. The maneuver is known as a road gap jump within the ski community. Road gap jumps draw in skiers.
The family of Dallas LeBeau, the 21-year-old skier and Winter Park coach who died attempting to jump over U.S. Highway 40 on April 9, started a memorial fund to promote backcountry safety.
Ski towns in America s most mountainous states are among the nation s suicide hotspots, with locals sharing the disturbing reality of life in an Alpine beauty spot.
The image of western ski towns as glamorous, fun-filled and care-free gets a reality check in a new documentary film, "Paradise Paradox," focusing on disproportionally high suicide rates in Rocky Mountain states, sometimes described by mental health experts as the Suicide Belt.