Well, it wasn't the skiing part that killed her, really- it was the sudden stopping against an immovable object. And since the news wires all mention a lack of helmet being a contributing factor, I can assume it was a head-blunt-trauma injury that got her, rather than a branch-soft organ-piercing internal bleeding kind of death.
Why stories like this continue to make the news is beyond me- skiing is a rather hazardous activity involving:
- speed
- gravity
- a slippery surface, or two if you waxed your skis properly
- nature in general- specifically- sheer drops and various rocks and trees
