Skier injured on Vail Resorts mountain slope dies



Skier injured on Vail Resorts mountain slope dies

A man died Saturday after a “serious incident” on a Vail Resorts ski slope, resort officials said.

The skier was injured in the Big Rock Park area, an intermediate downhill ski run, according to Vail Mountain officials. He was first taken to Vail Health Hospital and then flown to Denver Health, where he later died.

While the man has not been publicly identified, ski resort officials said he was a 43-year-old man from Chile.

“Vail Ski Patrol and the entire Vail Resorts family extend our deepest sympathy and support to our guest’s family and friends,” Vail Mountain Vice President Beth Howard said in a statement.