News U.S. skier Kyle Smaine dies at 31 after being caught in avalanche in Japan January 30, 2023 Tom Schad, USA TODAY Comments Off on U.S. skier Kyle Smaine dies at 31 after being caught in avalanche in Japan U.S. skier Kyle Smaine, who won a 2015 world championship in halfpipe, has died after being caught in an avalanche while skiing in Japan. He was 31.