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Born 1970 (age 54) Stowe, Vermont, U.S. Died February 13, 2024 (aged 54) near Brezovica, Kosovo Occupation Competitive skier Known for Extreme telemark skiing Partner Magnus Wolfe Murray Nationality American Similar Kerrin Petty, Andrew Newell (skier), Tiger Shaw (alpine skier) | ||
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Catherine "Kasha" Rigby (1970 – February 13, 2024) was a competitive skier who calls Utah home. She was most noted for her many achievements and first descents as "the pioneer of extreme telemark skiing."
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Early life
Kasha Rigby was born in Stowe, Vermont. She started skiing when she was very young. and began telemark skiing as a teenager. She began traveling at age 19, leaving college to explore Africa. She then headed to Crested Butte, Colorado, where she became involved in telemark racing and extreme-skiing competitions.
Kasha joined The North Face Ski Team in 1995 and has since brought her skis all over the U.S., Canada, South America, New Zealand, Russia, Asia, Europe, India and even the Middle East, skiing first descents of some of the world's most revered peaks, including the Five Holy Peaks in Mongolia.
Outside magazine credited her as being: "the best female telemark skier in the known universe", when she appeared on the cover of Women Outside in Fall 1998
Career highlights
Films/Videos
Died
On February 13, 2024, while skiing at the Brezovica ski resort in Kosovo as part of her "Tour de Piste," she perished in an avalanche. Rigby was 54 years old at the time of her passing.