The South Lake Tahoe and ski communities are mourning the loss of one of their beloved professional skiers. Kyle Smaine, 31, died Sunday during an avalanche in Japan ...

Kyle Smaine, a professional skier from South ... Smaine was found unresponsive and was one of the two skiers who died. Smaine grew up in South Lake Tahoe and was most in his element while outdoors.

World champion halfpipe skier Kyle Smaine has died after getting buried in an avalanche in the mountains of central Japan. The US Freeski team posted on social media about the 31-year-old American ...

A US freestyle skier has died in an avalanche in Japan. Kyle Smaine, 31, was in Nagano Prefecture on Sunday in the middle of Honshu Island when he got caught in the avalanche, according to his ...

TOKYO (AP) — World champion halfpipe skier Kyle Smaine died after getting buried in an avalanche in the mountains of central Japan over the weekend. The U.S. Freeski team posted on social media ...