Carlson, Brett Murray

Brett Murray Carlson was an extreme skier in Whistler known for his ski films and videos. Originally from Calgary, he worked at the Calgary Ski Cellar for several years before moving to Whistler. He died at age 24 while filming a ski stunt on Nordic Drive in Whistler on January 17, 2000. He had been making a ski video with his friends while trying to ski a jump over a road gap, but came up short and suffered multiple injuries, dying instantly. In memorial, a group of friends carried his ashes up Whistler Mountain's Peak Chair and skied down in one run. The Brett Carlson Memorial Foundation was created in his honour, which donated $25,000 towards the Kees and Claire Hut at Russet Lake, Carlson's legacy being immortalized with a lounge and shotski there.

Calgary, AB
Whistler

Extreme Skier

1) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary-skier-dies-making-video-1.209817
2) https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.skiing.alpine/FjyKah7mIko%5B1-25%5D
3) http://spearheadhuts.org/brett-carlson-memorial-foundation-commit-to-the-spearhead-huts-project/
4) https://www.skimag.com/uncategorized/last-runs
5) https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/the-sweet-smell-of-money-strippers/Content?oid=14391626

Revised May 28, 2020.