A beloved skier, an audacious jump and the complex grief left behind

The Washington Post ^ | Roman Stubbs

[TangoLimaSierra]

The skis came off.

One ski came off.

[MtnClimber]

I-40 doesn’t go through Colorado. Do you mean US40?

I think you are right. I-40 goes through Albuquerque where I also used to live. I think it is US40. It does the "hazardous material bypass" over the Eisenhower Tunnel on I-70. This probably happened near the Loveland Ski Area, Just west of the continental divide.

[dynachrome]

Darwin wins a lot of the time.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

...LeBeau lacked the necessary speed and distance to complete the jump and landed on the highway pavement.

"Missed it by that much."

[FLT-bird]

My dad was a doctor. He called them “Murdercycles” and their riders “organ donors”. All 6 of us kids were strictly FORBIDDEN from EVER owning a motorcycle or a moped. Dad’s been gone for 30 years but none of us have ever owned one and none of my nieces or nephews have ever owned one either. He made that rule stick in the family for multiple generations now.

[Secret Agent Man]

Nowadays you have to watch out for every other driver, regardless of what you are driving. Its absolutely nuts. All women and half the men are buried in their g-d phones.

[TalBlack]

“When Valerie and Jason looked into his eyes that night, they saw a free spirit…”

You see an adult who doesn’t know what he doesn’t know. Most survive this phase..

[A_perfect_lady]

hot take

Yeah, I know, and I'm not trying to be mean. I'd never say it to their family because it hardly matters now. But I've gotten to the age where everyone I see pretty much reminds me of someone I've seen before. When they don't, it usually means either surgery or hormones.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

You man, “cue Darwin”.

[HangThemHigh]

"That's why I gave up motorcycles, much as I loved riding."
I was forced by my wife to give up my 2 wheeled attempts to avoid old age. Now, here I am.

[Noumenon]

Looks like we have an update for the “agony of defeat,” clip.

[FlipWilson]

Quote: “ Many of us here in our 50s - 80s are very thankful we made it out of our teens or 20s alive.”

I sort of made it out but am paying with artificial joints and various other orthopedic and spine surgeries, many before age 50.

Dear younger me,

You are an idiot. Just stop.

Love,

Older me.

[daniel1212]

Thanks for the link. Five pop ups later and 3 more within the story and I still don’t know if he made it across and died on the other side or if he landed in the middle of the road killing himself or if a car hit him.

Yes, welcome to the generation of graphics over content.