(I know many people who love to ski. I live where it's a short drive half the year to go ski...You will *never* see me on a slope, even when I could take the cold I knew how dangerous it is. I own a motorcycle, statistically way less dangerous, but I guess with his job he wouldn't have thought much of that.)
I know skiiing is dangerous but F1 during the times when he used to dream to be a driver was much more dangerous... And such legends are used to Adrenaline rushes.... This is indeed a shock