Hans Saari, 30, an extreme skier, mountain climber and journalist who traveled internationally to pursue his sport, died May 8 of head injuries suffered in a skiing accident in the French Alps.
Saari was skiing in the Gervisuiti Couloir in the Chamonix region of France while on assignment for a ski magazine. He was skiing with friends down a deep gorge when he hit a patch of ice, lost control and fell about 2,000 feet, according to a relative who asked not to be identified. Saari died in a hospital in Geneva.
