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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An extreme skier died Tuesday from injuries he sustained after jumping off a cliff for a scene in a documentary film.  Billy Poole was flown by helicopter from the backcountry of Big Cottonwood Canyon to University of Utah Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:30 p.m., hospital spokeswoman Vickie King said

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One of the top names in the sport of extreme skiing was killed while filming a jump near the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon Tuesday.  Billy Poole was taken to University Hospital in extremely critical condition about 12:30 p.m. after attempting a jump and hitting rocks, said Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Lt. Paul Jaroscak. A hospital spokesman confirmed he died at 1:30 p.m.  To view a video of Poole go to: view YouTube video of Billy Poole  Originally, the sheriff’s office was notified of a skier injured in what appeared to be an avalanche.  Jaroscak did not know Tuesday afternoon from how far Poole jumped. The accident happened in the backcountry between Brighton and Solitude Ski resorts. The film crew Poole was with actually skied into Little Cottonwood Canyon after reaching their injured companion.

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Extreme skier Billy Poole, 28, died Tuesday after a skiing accident while filming a video.  According to The Salt Lake Tribune:  “Poole was making a name for himself on the slopes and was a positive ambassador for Utah’s ski scene, said Nathan Rafferty, president of Ski Utah — the state’s ski and snowboard association. ‘It’s really sad news,” Rafferty said. ‘He was a phenomenal athlete and a great representative of Utah’s ski community.’ “  “In this sport,” Black Diamond chief executive Peter Metcalf told The Associated Press, “death is part of life.”  A testament to that quote is a 1993 New York Times article on extreme skiing.  Here is an interview with Poole and a video of him skiing on youtube.com