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Second Death This Month at Keystone After Snowboarder Crashes on Black-Diamond Run

Coroner results will determine next steps in the case.

Overview

  • Deputies responded around 2:11 p.m. on Jan. 19 after friends reported CPR in progress on Lower Go Devil near the Mountain House base area.
  • The rider, a man from the Front Range, was with several friends and wearing a helmet, and investigators say he hit the snow "with force" without striking trees, people, or objects.
  • Keystone Ski Patrol provided lifesaving measures and transported him to Keystone Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
  • The Summit County Coroner will conduct an autopsy and release the man's identity as the sheriff's office continues its investigation.
  • This case follows a Jan. 7 skier fatality at Keystone and a late-December crash that left another guest severely injured, with some reporting noting hardpack conditions statewide without establishing causation.