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I first saw a note about this on Pierre Bourque's site a little while ago.
Calgary's Hima Maher was one of two skiers killed in an avalanche near Golden, BC yesterday. In addition to being an active road racer, Maher owned and operated a high-performance driving school, based out of Calgary.
Grand-Am (in a story by TRG team owner Kevin Buckler) has confirmed the bad news with a post on its own site. Hima is included in a TRG video on Youtube here.
Inside Track offiers our condolences to his family and friends.
In an email to Inside Track, Bourque said of Maher, "Hima was as passionate about his racing as he was about his skiing. He will be missed by the many who knew him." The two drove a TRG car at Daytona in the 2008 Rolex 24.
UPDATE: The Globe & Mail has a story on the tragic chain of events here.
The photo of Hima Maher is from the Grand-Am site.
In an email to Inside Track, Bourque said of Maher, "Hima was as passionate about his racing as he was about his skiing. He will be missed by the many who knew him." The two drove a TRG car at Daytona in the 2008 Rolex 24.
UPDATE: The Globe & Mail has a story on the tragic chain of events here.
The photo of Hima Maher is from the Grand-Am site.
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Kevin emailed me late last night with the very sad news.
His website (http://www.maherracing.com) indicates he was the 2004 Canadian GT Champion.
At the Grand-Am Rolex Daytona 24Hrs race last year, Hima was one of my teammates. He was sponsored by Mike Wiegele's Helicopter Skiing company and it was cool to carry those logos on our car even if Hima did have the misfortune to be behind the wheel when the engine blew up in his first stint, making us the first car out of that race.
Hima was as passionate about his racing as he was about his skiing.
He will be missed.
Pierre Bourque
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family...
Condolences to the family and friends of all involved. Unfortunately, what these two guys did was extremely stupid. Any skier with any clue about avalanche danger would not have skied that slope, especially under those conditions. These guys rented avy gear without any idea how to use it, and then got carried over some cliffs. The line is called Ozone and known as very dangerous and that's why its permanently closed. Take an avalanche course, if you spend time in the backcountry or want to ski big lines. Being daring is not enough, you need to know when its safe.
Hima was an amazing man. He lived life to the fullest in every way. He will be missed very much.
Hima was a great guy, always willing to help. I was devestated when i heard about this. May god be with his family.
Rest In Peace Hima,
i will see you one day again my friend....
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