Second Skier without Ski Helmet dies at Breckenridge this year

BRECKENRIDGE — A 41-year-old man from Tampa, Fla., died while skiing Thursday morning at Breckenridge Ski Resort. The man was skiing on Angels Rest, an intermediate run, and missed a turn onto the Monte Cristo trail. He lost control and collided with a tree. Breckenridge Ski Patrol arrived immediately after receiving a call about the [...]

Teenage Girl Dies In Colorado

A 14 year old girl skies into a tree on an an intermediate run in Breckenridge. She was wearing a helmet at the time but it appears she died from chest injuries. The girl, has been named as Haley Gans, from Colorado Springs. She was skiing on the Spruce Trail which is a blue run. [...]

14 Year Old Girl is Ski Seasons First Fatality

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — A 14-year-old Colorado girl has become the season’s first ski fatality in the state. Breckenridge Ski Resort said the girl was skiing very fast on the Spruce trail, a blue intermediate trail, when she hit a tree. The ski patrol was notified at 11:48 a.m. Haley Rose Gans was transported by a [...]

Skier dies in collision on slopes

A 56-year-old Illinois man was killed Sunday when he slammed into a tree after being hit by another skier at Breckenridge Ski Resort. Richard Hendricks was pronounced dead at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, nursing supervisor Monica Donovan said. British skier Robert Wills was arrested and jailed on charges of first-degree assault and reckless endangerment. [...]

More charges possible in skier’s death

For the second time this season, the collision of two snowriders has resulted in a death on the slopes of the nation’s busiest ski state. A British subject has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault and reckless endangerment after deputies were told that he slammed into Richard Hendricks, 56, of Naperville, Ill., on Sunday [...]

2001-2002 ski season deaths (Colorado)

Nov. 25: 24-year-old Michael Mitchell of Carol Stream, Ill. died after he hit a tree at Keystone ski resort. Dec. 19: 56-year-old Wayne Bailey of Colorado Springs died from injuries he received Dec. 12 while skiing at Keystone. Jan. 6: Jenny Moldavina (cq), 14, of Englewood, died after she apparently skied into a tree at [...]

Southeast Texas boy loses control on ski slope, dies

A Southeast Texas boy who died on a Colorado ski slope had lost control while on a church-sponsored trip, witnesses say. Dustin Brack of Orange died Saturday morning of head injuries at the Breckenridge ski resort. The accidental death of Brack, 11, was the second reported at Colorado ski areas this season. Summit County Coroner [...]