Kasha Rigby (54), a pioneering big-mountain and expedition skier, as well as telemark, telemark and expedition skier, was killed by an avalanche on Tuesday in Kosovo.
Rigby was doing a #tourdepiste project, which began on her home mountain of Stowe Mountain Resort and took her to Kosovo most recently.
“While unconfirmed, a woman lost her life on Tuesday as a result of an avalanche at the Ski Center in Brezovica, in the south of Kosovo,” reported Euronews.albania in an article posted Feb. 13. “The news was announced to Radio Free Europe by the Police spokesperson for the Ferizaj region, Kanun Veseli. He announced that the victim is a 54-year-old foreign citizen.”
Although her name is not mentioned in the police report, Rigby’s latest Instagram post read: “#keepingitreal. Sideways rain, a big melt, and winds too high to run lifts, doesn’t keep these skiers and sledders off the t-bar and slope. While we continue to run the edges of resorts on our #tourdepiste, we’re still in search for winter. Today we returned to the lower part of the mountain range. We’ve been up there a few times, but today was our first time back. Just happy to have snow. @mag_wolfed_ @brezovica_resort”
