His family and wife have been devastated by the news of his death since he had just returned from a family vacation in the snow, where he shared family photographs on Instagram.
In July 2004, he married Lucy Block. They are the parents of three children. He was previously married to Tracy Montgomery, a writer, in 1999. He tied for third place in the X Games XIV rally competition with Dave Mirra.
“Merry Christmas from the Blocks, from Baldface Lodge!” he posted barely five days before Christmas.
“It was an unbelievable Christmas vacation, from the magnificent snow to the incredible hospitality of Jeff Pensiero and his family, to watching Jamie Lynn scale the rafters to place the star on the tree, to watching my kids grow stronger and better at shredding.
He advertised the final episode of a series following Lia’s restoration of a 1985 Audi Quattro just hours before his death.
In other recent posts, Block was seen riding snowmobiles in Idaho. “It was my first day on my new 2023 Ski-Doo Summit X Turbo, and this thing rips!” he said on his Facebook page. “Lots of power up in the mountains and wheelies all day.