{"id":2111065,"date":"2026-08-25T17:29:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2111065"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:29:33","slug":"american-ski-guide-from-utah-dies-in-fall-near-osorno-volcano-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2111065","title":{"rendered":"American Ski Guide from Utah Dies in Fall Near Osorno Volcano, Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_422186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-422186\" style=\"width: 954px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-422186 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAF+AQMAAAAoczmUAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADRJREFUeNrtwQEBAAAAgiD\/r25IQAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAF8GeN4AAZGku8kAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"Chile rescue \" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.13.39-PM.jpeg?resize=640%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.13.39-PM.jpeg?w=954&amp;ssl=1 954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.13.39-PM.jpeg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.13.39-PM.jpeg?resize=768%2C459&amp;ssl=1 768w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"382\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-422186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.13.39-PM.jpeg?resize=640%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chile rescue \" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-422186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rescuers conducted a retrieval mission from the Osorno Volcano area in southern Chile\u2019s Los Lagos region on Friday, where American mountain guide Todd Passey tragically died during a ski descent. | Photo: Socorro Andino Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_1 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2dee4edc4cdb7c5a-28\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"><strong><span class=\"citation-43 citation-end-43\">Renowned American mountain guide Todd Passey, an internationally decorated IFMGA-certified guide based in Utah, has died following a fatal fall while skiing near Osorno Volcano in southern Chile\u2019s Los Lagos region.<\/span> <\/strong>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t13.cl\/noticia\/nacional\/guia-turistico-estadounidense-fallecio-tras-caer-una-excursion-al-volcan-osorno-22-8-2026\">initial reporting<\/a> from Chilean news station <em>T13<\/em> and radio network <em>Cooperativa<\/em>, the accident occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026, as a guided group was descending near the summit area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"0\"><strong>Related: <\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/boulder-traps-mountaineer-crevasse-stubai-alps-austria\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Massive Boulder Traps Mountaineer in Crevasse During Dramatic Rescue in Austria\u2019s Stubai Alps<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container luminous-sources hide-from-message-actions ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><strong>The excursion, operated by local outfit Pioneros, was composed of two guides and four client ascending along the volcano\u2019s northern slope.<\/strong> As the party began its descent after successfully summiting, Passey suffered a fatal fall while descending a steep slope on skis in the La Picada sector of Osorno. In statements provided to local media by regional prosecutor Mar\u00eda Paz Galindo, high-mountain rescue organization Socorro Andino confirmed that the four clients and the second guide involved in the tour were uninjured.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_422188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-422188\" style=\"width: 764px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-422188 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAGrAQMAAABqgLQIAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADhJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T+1tB6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADgDIcbAAEnbF1FAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"osorno chile\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-1.jpeg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-1.jpeg?w=599&amp;ssl=1 599w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"427\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\" wp-image-422188\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-1.jpeg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"osorno chile\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-422188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Osorno Volcano is home to a ski area below its summit. Passey died on a descent in the vicinity of the volcano. | Photo: Trancas.cl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\"><strong>Volunteer search and rescue recovered Passey\u2019s body around noon on Saturday, August 22.<\/strong> Socorro Andino detailed that rescue personnel extracted the guide from a high-altitude, difficult-to-access terrain zone with helicopter support, transferring his body to the Cascades sector for handover to Chile\u2019s Forensic Medical Service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"p-rc_2dee4edc4cdb7c5a-29\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"><strong>Passey\u2019s identity was subsequently confirmed to <em>KUER<\/em> <em>News<\/em> reporter Pamela McCall and announced by Wasatch Mountain Guides, where Passey served as a lead guide alongside his work with In The Company of Guides<\/strong>. <span class=\"citation-42 citation-end-42\">An elite IFMGA\/UIAGM and AMGA-certified mountain guide who grew up skiing moguls in Utah\u2019s Wasatch Mountains, Passey spent more than two decades building a world-renowned mountaineering career across all seven continents.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-41 citation-end-41\">His guiding resume included completed ascents of all Seven Summits, with 24 guided summits of Mount Vinson in Antarctica, 22 of Denali in Alaska, and two of Mount Everest, alongside pioneering first ski descents and new routes across Antarctic peaks.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-15\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<div class=\"sb-trending-widget\">\n<div class=\"sb-trending-header\">\n            <span class=\"sb-trending-icon\">\ud83d\udd25<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sb-trending-label\">Trending on SnowBrains<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<ol class=\"sb-trending-list\">\n<li class=\"sb-trending-item\">\n                <a 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src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAGZAQMAAAAjMhKuAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADdJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAE4GgWkAAVgEmlMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"osorno la picada chile\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.28.06-PM.png?resize=640%2C409&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.28.06-PM.png?w=1494&amp;ssl=1 1494w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.28.06-PM.png?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.28.06-PM.png?resize=1200%2C766&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.28.06-PM.png?resize=768%2C490&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.28.06-PM.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"409\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-422189\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-1.28.06-PM.png?resize=640%2C409&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"osorno la picada chile\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-422189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sector La Picada is located just to the north of Osorno. | Screenshot: Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_2 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container luminous-sources hide-from-message-actions ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\"><strong>In a statement released on behalf of his family by Winslow Passey through Wasatch Mountain Guides, relatives expressed profound heartbreak over his sudden passing while celebrating his legacy.<\/strong> \u201cOur beloved Todd passed away Friday in Chile while skiing on a volcano. He slipped and fell,\u201d the family shared. \u201cWe are devastated. We know we will be okay in time, but right now we are in a sea of sorrow, with quiet moments of peace knowing he is always with us. Todd touched so many lives, we have had many great adventures together and many of you have had adventures with him as well. Thank you for loving us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\"><strong>A public memorial gathering for family, friends, and community members will take place on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to dusk at Storm Mountain in Utah\u2019s Big Cottonwood Canyon, with memorial talks scheduled for 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_422187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-422187\" style=\"width: 1424px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-422187 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAFoAQMAAAD9\/NgSAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADJJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T+3sARQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN3HoAAEwzlS7AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"Osorno Chile\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787434356.jpg.jpeg?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787434356.jpg.jpeg?w=1424&amp;ssl=1 1424w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787434356.jpg.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787434356.jpg.jpeg?resize=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787434356.jpg.jpeg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787434356.jpg.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"360\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-422187\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787434356.jpg.jpeg?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Osorno Chile\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-422187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Osorno Volcano is a 2,652-meter-tall conical stratovolcano lying between Osorno Province and Llanquihue Province in the Los Lagos Region of southern Chile. | Photo: T13<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescuers conducted a retrieval mission from the Osorno Volcano area in southern Chile\u2019s Los Lagos region on Friday, where American mountain guide Todd Passey tragically died during a ski descent. | Photo: Socorro Andino Instagram Renowned American mountain guide Todd Passey, an internationally decorated IFMGA-certified guide based in Utah, has died following a fatal fall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,267],"class_list":["post-2111065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-snowbrains-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2111065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111065\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2111065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2111065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2111065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}