Overview
- The University of Utah said former ski standout Guro Jordheim died in a backcountry avalanche in Norway earlier this week.
- Police in Hemsedal named Jordheim and Sweden’s Max Andersson as the two people who died, according to reports citing local authorities.
- Outlets reported that four people were swept in the slide near Hemsedal and that rescuers found all of them quickly, yet two died at the scene.
- The Utah Ski Team posted a public tribute that called her passing sudden and tragic and offered condolences to her family, friends, and teammates.
- Jordheim, 29, skied for Utah from 2017 to 2020, earning seven All-America honors, two RMISA women’s Nordic Athlete of the Year awards, and helping win two NCAA team titles.