Bryce Newcomb, age 30, of Jackson, Wyoming, passed away on June 15, 2018. Bryce experienced a traumatic brain injury on March 27, when a cornice gave way beneath him while scouting a ski line on Cody Peak outside the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Bryce is survived by his mother, Shauna Lockett; father Robert Newcomb; and brother, Cole Newcomb. Bryce was born on Oct. 1, 1987, in Los Angeles County, California. Not long after, an earthquake shook the greater Los Angeles area, a testament perhaps to the incredible life he would lead. In 1992, the family moved to Ketchum, Idaho, where Bryce had the opportunity to participate in numerous outdoors activities, including downhill skiing, soccer, mountain biking, road cycling and water skiing—anything and everything under the sun— and he mastered each and every one of them. Bryce’s passion for skiing flourished on the Sun Valley Ski Team. He was a medalwinning skier throughout his career but found his true calling in competitive free-skiing. In 2007, Bryce won his first free-ski competition in Taos, New Mexico, and in pursuit of his newfound love for the sport, he moved to Jackson, Wyoming. In Jackson, Bryce found an incredible community to call his own. Those close to him knew him as “Buckles,” for his passion for fitting ski boots. Bryce became a member of Atomic’s international ski team and an ambas-
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Mathew Kaunitz (portrait); Wade McKoy (ski)
In Memoriam
sador for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The news of his death brought forth an outpouring of grief from the ski community; numerous friends posted photos and messages of love and condolences on social media. He is remembered as not just a skier, a regular in the tram line who skied everything the mountain offered, but as someone who enjoyed ripping the sleeves off his friends’ shirts to give them impromptu tank tops, and shredding big blocks of cheese as a way of poking fun at the
“shredder” attitude. He was quick to offer help to other skiers trying to achieve a higher level. Through it all, Bryce was genuine in his love of skiing and the outdoors, and his approach was always in laughter and humility. Donations in Bryce’s name can be made to Watershed Jackson, a charity that aids athletes with traumatic brain injuries, at www.watershedjackson.org. — Provided by the family
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