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East Vail Chute, CO Death Yesterday Was Snowboarder Known as โ€˜The Mayor of East Vailโ€™ | Died of Snow Suffocation

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Local teacher Bindu Pomeroy was named as the 44-year old who died in the backcountry of East Vail yesterday. Bindu, a popular resident, and a well-known snowboarder was nicknamed โ€œThe Mayor of East Vail,โ€ and died doing what he loved most โ€” hitting big cliffs in the popular out-of-bounds area. Skier John Spriggs was first to reach Pomeroy and said [โ€ฆ]

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