In 1989, Vicki O'Brien attended her first Ski for Light International event in Bozeman, Montana. In her true spirit, Vicki jumped right in to the program. Vicki spent many years guiding, training guides and offering assistance in many ways. Vicki will be long remembered for her generous and loving spirit, her love of cross country skiing and her infectious smile.
Vicki O'Brien, long-time friend of Ski for Light, former guide and board member and member of the 1997 Ridderrenn team passed away on March 10, due to injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Vicki was traveling the pass from Driggs, Idaho to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where she has lived for the past 15 years when a Ford F350 pickup hit a patch of ice and crossed the center line to collide head-on with her vehicle.
Vicki was born February 7, 1969 in Austin, MN. She had lived in Austin and Cottage Grove, MN, Jackson, WY and Victor, ID. She was President of the Board of the Animal Adoption Center in Jackson. She loved her animals and the outdoors.
She is survived by her parents Mary and Deral Mosbey of Lake Elmo, Minnesota and William O'Brien of Austin, MN; six siblings and eight nieces and nephews
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Animal Adoption Center to care for her animals at P.O. Box 8532, Jackson, Wyoming 83002.