Overview
- The Summit County Sheriff’s Office said the in-bounds crash occurred Friday, Jan. 23, at about 10:45 a.m. on American Flyer.
- Authorities described the adult male visitor’s impact with the tree as occurring with “considerable force,” and witnesses reported the collision.
- Ski patrol provided life-saving aid, and the helmeted skier was transported to an urgent care center at the base where he was pronounced dead.
- Officials have withheld the man’s name, hometown, and the official cause of death pending notification of next of kin, and the investigation is ongoing.
- Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons offered condolences and said investigators are determining the circumstances, with local reports noting this is the fourth death at Colorado ski resorts this winter.