Friends remember Kautz

By Lauren M. Whaley

Fallen skier Justin Kautz did everything in life with intention, even at the moment just before he died.

Kautz, a 25-year-old Wilson, Wyo. man, died Friday from internal bleeding after skiing off a cliff to avoid being swept over it by an avalanche outside the boundaries of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

When he heard the avalanche break behind him, he pointed his skis downhill and jumped.

Friend Jenna Cropley said Kautz lived like we all want to: “purposefully and passionately.” Read the rest of this entry »