Man Dies Two Weeks After Ski Accident
A 73-year-old man from the Kunkletown area of Eldred Township, Monroe County, died Saturday morning of a head injury he suffered during a skiing accident two weeks earlier, Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim said today. Brian Lock, of Douglas Lane, struck a tree about 12:15 p.m. March 4 while skiing at Blue Mountain Ski Resort [...]
Snowboarder dies at Northstar without Helmet
Two deaths occurred earlier this week at two Lake Tahoe ski resorts, one involving a snowboarder at Northstar-at-Tahoe and the other a skier competing in the Freeskiing World Tour competition at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. Jeffrey Halperin, 30, from San Francisco, died Sunday while snowboarding, according to Paul Schmidt, chief deputy coroner for Nevada County. Schmidt [...]
Man found dead on Tahoe Slopes with no Ski Helmet
TRUCKEE, Calif. — A Bay Area man was killed Sunday while snowboarding at Northstar-at-Tahoe after rescuers found his body upside down in a tree well, officials have confirmed. In a Tuesday phone interview, Paul Schmidt, chief deputy coroner for Nevada County, identified the snowboarder as Jeffrey Halperin, 30, from San Francisco. Schmidt said the cause [...]
Neeson describes Richardson’s tragic Ski Death
Liam Neeson has described how he found out about his wife Natasha’s tragic ski accident and his huge struggle to cope. For the first time he described to Esquire magazine his rush to the hospital to be with her after her skiing accident. He told “I’d been to Montreal maybe twice before. And for some [...]
PA Woman dies on slopes – No Ski Helmet
By Doron Tyler Antrim Hudson-Catskill Newspapers WINDHAM — A 69-year-old Pennsylvania woman died Friday after a skiing accident on Windham Mountain, according to state police and resort officials. Joan Sabatini of Yardley, Pa. was skiing with friends on the “Wedgie” trail when she fell, slid off the trail and struck a tree, according to police. [...]
NY Woman dies after hitting tree with no Ski Helmet
By: JO CIAVAGLIA Bucks County Courier Times NEW YORK The fatal ski accident was the second since January at the Windham Mountain Ski Resort in the Catskills. A Yardley woman was killed Friday after she hit a tree while skiing with friends at a resort in the Catskill Mountains. Joan Sabatini, 69, was on the [...]
Man with No Ski Helmet dies of Head Injuries after Crash
Christopher Bridgeman, a 49-year-old Ketchum man, died after colliding with a tree on an intermediate ski run at Sun Valley Resort Wednesday morning, according to Blaine County Coroner Russell D. Mikel. Bridgeman died as a result of trauma to his head and chest, the coroner said. The resort ski patrol was alerted to the injured [...]
Snowboarder Dies after hitting tree at Eldora
Nederland, CO – A 35-year-old Boulder, Colo. man struck a tree and was killed Sunday afternoon while snowboarding in a closed area at Eldora Mountain Resort in Nederland. Scott Richard Goodale was snowboarding with four friends when the incident occurred, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. Eldora Mountain Ski Patrol responded to the scene [...]
Helmetless Skier Dies at Keystone
KEYSTONE, Colorado — The Summit County coroner says a skier is dead after being found in the trees off a run at Keystone ski resort. Coroner Joanne Richardson said Thursday that Jennifer Agule of Breckenridge was found during sweeping operations at the resort at around 8 p.m. Wednesday. She was found near the intermediate Frenchman [...]
Student killed at Lake Tahoe without Snowboard Helmet
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — A 22-year-old woman was killed Saturday afternoon in a snowboard accident at Granlibakken Resort, officials have confirmed. Rahsheka Keith, a resident of Oakland, Calif., died after crashing into a lift tower at the North Shore ski resort, said Capt. Jeff Ausnow of the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, in a Monday phone [...]
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