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Probe Underway After Skier Dies on Keystone’s The Grizz

Authorities are investigating the cause, with further details withheld.

Overview

  • Guests found a 59-year-old man unresponsive around 12:20 p.m. on Jan. 7 on The Grizz, a black-diamond run in Keystone’s Outback area.
  • Bystanders began CPR before Keystone Ski Patrol delivered advanced life-saving efforts and moved the patient to a helicopter landing zone.
  • Flight for Life airlifted him to CommonSpirit St. Anthony Summit Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  • The Summit County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation, and the coroner will determine the official cause and manner of death and release the man’s identity later.
  • Officials said the skier was wearing a helmet, and Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons offered condolences to the family and friends affected.