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Falling Tree Kills Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, Employee

In a devastating incident at Eldora Mountain Resort, Colorado, a 52-year-old male employee lost his life while assisting with trail maintenance on the morning of May 16. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a medical emergency shortly after 10:00 a.m., with CPR in progress on the male patient. Related: Ski Patrol at Eldora Mountain Resort, […]

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Palisades Tahoe, CA, Employee Killed in Snowmobile Accident

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In a tragic turn of events early yesterday morning, November 9, 2023, a snowmobile accident at Palisades Tahoe in California claimed the life of Homewood resident Brian Gimbert. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) confirmed that the 34-year-old was pronounced dead at Tahoe Forest Hospital following the incident, the SF Chronicle reports. The accident occurred in an undeveloped area on the […]

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[UPDATED] Park City Mountain Resort, UT, Patroller Killed After Tree Falls on Chairlift

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More details have emerged about the tragic accident at Park City Mountain Resort, UT, on Monday when an employee was killed after a tree fell on a chairlift. The employee was an on-duty ski patroller. The 29-year-old was riding the Short Cut chair when “a large pine tree fell onto the chair lift itself, the cable, which caused some oscillating of the […]

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Employee Killed Yesterday When Cable Car Fell From Cable at European Ski Resort

An employee was killed in the Czech Republic after a vintage cable car detached from the cable and plummeted to the mountain floor below. The cable car has been running since 1933 and is the country’s oldest. The accident happened yesterday at around 1:30 pm local time at the JeÅ¡tÄ›d cableway.  Smutný den na JeÅ¡tÄ›du😢 ZamÄ›stnanci Skiareálu JeÅ¡tÄ›d byli mezi prvními svÄ›dky, […]

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