11-Year-Old Boy Dies After Tree Strike at Idaho Ski Resort Authorities say an 11-year-old boy from Illinois has died after hitting a tree while skiing at an Idaho resort last week. Related: Man Died Skiing Following Apparent Tree Strike at Lake Tahoe Resort Cassia County Undersheriff George Warrell told The Times-News that the boy from Chatham was skiing with his family at the Pomerelle Mountain Resort near Albion, Idaho when […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 27, 2020 1 Comment
Local Man Died From His Injuries 2-Days After Tree Strike at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO The skier airlifted from Eldora Mountain Resort in Colorado last week after hitting a tree sadly died from his injuries two days later, reports the Daily Camera. The 55-year-old man was found unconscious at 10:30 am on December 30 at the ski resort. Nobody witnessed the collision, according to Eldora spokesman Sam Bass. Related: Man Dies in Tree Strike at […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 7, 2020 0 Comments
British Snowboarder Died Following Tree Strike on World Cup Run at Popular Andorra Resort A British snowboarder has died after hitting a tree at a popular ski resort in Andorra, Europe. The 59-year-old was pronounced dead after being rushed to the base station with life-threatening injuries following the accident but his heart stopped and he could not be revived. His wife is understood to have been on the ski slopes with him although he was […] SnowBrains | March 29, 2019 0 Comments
Experienced Skier Died After Freak Tree Strike Accident at Jay Peak, VT 68-year-old skier Bruce Charron took a turn on the edge of a run he’d skied a hundred times, lost a ski and hit a tree Sunday afternoon at Jay Peak Resort in Vermont. Ski patrollers performed CPR on Charron and loaded him in a rescue toboggan. But by the time they reached the infirmary at the bottom of the hill, […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 14, 2019 0 Comments
Man Dies After Tree Strike at Hunter Mountain Resort, NY A 24-year-old skier died in an accident at the Hunter Mountain resort, NY authorities said Wednesday. Edward A. Chu, of Warren, N.J., died at about 2:45 pm Saturday after striking a tree on the Rip’s Return trail, said state police Senior Investigator Bill Fitzmaurice, reports the Daily Freeman. Rip’s Return in an intermediate trail, according to Hunter Mountain‘s website. Fitzmaurice […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 8, 2019 0 Comments
Skier Died After Hitting a Tree at Ski Granby Ranch, CO on Saturday Evening A skier died Saturday night at Ski Granby Ranch, CO after reportedly hitting a tree, according to Granby police. Ski patrol attended to an unresponsive skier at about 7:10 pm at the Granby ski resort, according to a statement released Sunday morning from the Granby Police Department. The incident occurred on the Easy Money run at the resort, reports the […] SnowBrains | January 22, 2019 0 Comments
Police Name Skier Who Died after Hitting a Tree at Brighton Ski Resort, UT Police yesterday released the name of the man who died in a skiing accident at Brighton Ski Resort on Monday. The skier has been identified as Michael Rueckert, 63, according to a tweet from the Unified Police Department. Rueckert lost control when he skied around a bend and hit a tree trying to avoid a stopped skier. Members of Brighton’s […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 4, 2019 0 Comments
University of Colorado Student Has Died After Crashing Into a Tree at Eldora, CO The University of Colorado student who crashed into a tree on December 4th while skiing at Eldora, CO has died. Physics Graduate Student Bill Brockmueller, 26, was taken off a ventilator Monday afternoon and died shortly thereafter, according to a caringbridge.org post by Emily Crider, Brockmueller’s campus minister, reports the Daily Camera. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Brockmueller died at […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 14, 2018 0 Comments
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