What a shame. First big name skier in a while to get nailed since Doug Coombs left the slopes a few years ago.
Do a google search on "extreme skier death" (I know, pretty morbid) and there are many more. Many of those are young jumping off cliffs to make a name for themselves but ending up dead.
This is the old record but still amazing he didnt end up dead. Check out how he landed: