Snowboarder Kevin Pearce (Norwich, VT) remains in critical condition at the University of Utah Hospital intensive care unit in Salt Lake City. Doctors indicate that his condition is stable and that he is continuing treatment for a head injury sustained on December 31, 2009 while training in the halfpipe in Park City, Utah. Pearce was in the process of completing a cab double cork when he caught his toe-side edge while landing. Pearce was wearing a helmet at the time of his fall. Kevin was airlifted to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City where he is being treated. 

One of Kevin’s doctors, Holly Ledyard, M.D., a neurointensivist (a physician with specialized education and training in critical neurological conditions) at University of Utah Health Care states “Kevin sustained a severe traumatic brain injury. He is currently in intensive care and in critical condition, but stable and has not needed to undergone surgery at this time. He is intubated and being kept sedated. The focus over the next week will be watching for any swelling in his brain and keeping his brain pressure normal. Kevin has a long recovery ahead of him.”

Family and friends remain positive and are thankful for the outpouring of support. The family has created a Facebook Fan page, Well Wishes to our Frend Kevin, where followers can receive information and updates on his condition and show their support for Kevin.

Kevin's parents, Pia and Simon Pearce, gave the following statement: "We have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of love and support from Kevin's friends, family, and fans from every corner of the world. We thank each and every one of you for your kind thoughts, messages and prayers.  We would like to extend our most heartfelt thanks to Kevin's doctors and nurses for all they have done and all they continue to do.  Kevin is the most extraordinary and determined son any two parents could hope for and it is wonderful to see how loved he is."