Click top right corner to view full-page map, click on icon on the top left for a full list. Zoom in to each resort to see where each skier death occurred on the mountain, and click on the skier/snowboarder icon to learn more about the participant who died on the slopes.
Colorado’s most popular ski resorts are carved out of our public lands. Breckenridge, Keystone and Vail Mountain — to name the big three — all pay millions in fees to the U.S. Forest Service for the privilege of operating highly profitable concessions there. Despite that, these businesses largely operate in secret when it comes to vital public safety information.
The Summit Daily produced “Whiteout,” a three-part series, to explore the systemic lack of transparency surrounding accidental ski deaths. Using coroner’s office documents across 16 counties, we were able to piece together a database of 137 skier deaths over the past 10 years. The information shines new light on the nature of these tragedies.
Snowboarder, 20, dies after attempting jump at Aspen’s Snowmass
UPDATE: Tyler Hamm of Snowmass Village was identified Monday as the snowboarder who died Sunday in the terrain park at Snowmass resort, the Pitkin County Coroner’s Office said Monday morning. The cause and manner of...
Skier dies at Granby Ranch after colliding with tree Saturday night
A skier died Saturday night at Ski Granby Ranch after reportedly hitting a tree, according to Granby police. Ski patrol attended to an unresponsive skier at about 7:10 p.m. at the Granby ski resort, according...
Skier who died Sunday at Quandary Peak identified
The skier who died after an accident on Quandary Peak on Sunday has been identified as 22-year-old Peter Jacob Wing of Denver, according to Summit County Coroner Regan Wood. Wood said that the manner of...
Backcountry skier died Sunday on Quandary Peak
A backcountry skier died Sunday after being critically injured at about 13,400 feet elevation on Quandary Peak. He has not yet been identified. The Summit County Rescue Group responded to the call at about 11:20...
Skier dies at Breckenridge Ski Resort
A 71-year-old man died at Breckenridge Ski Resort Monday, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. At about 1:04 p.m. the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a male skier who was...
Skier who died at Breckenridge on Monday identified
The skier who passed away at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Monday has been identified as 71-year-old William Hass of Northbrook, Illinois, according to Summit County Coroner Regan Wood. At about 1:04 p.m. on Monday, the...
Remembering Durwood Marshall, Silverthorne man who passed away following cardiac event at Keystone Resort
For Durwood Marshall, the mountains were always calling. From his early days on the East Coast, to his retirement years in Silverthorne, his love for skiing was a constant in a life characterized by exploration...
Skier dies after crash at Breckenridge Ski Resort
A 21-year-old skier passed away at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center on Sunday, succumbing to injuries suffered while at Breckenridge Ski Resort earlier that day. The individual has been identified as Daniel Giger, a University...
Backcountry skier dies in avalanche in Maroon Bowl outside of Aspen
A member of the Mountain Rescue Aspen team died in an avalanche Sunday in the Maroon Bowl, which is near but outside the Aspen Highlands ski resort boundary, the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday...
Skier fatality at Breckenridge Ski Resort
The Summit County Sheriff’s office has confirmed a skier fatality at 3:55 p.m. on Friday, March 23. The sheriff released the following statement: “On March 23, 2018 at approximately 3:55 p.m. the Summit County Sheriff’s...
Skier killed in tree collision at Breckenridge Ski Resort identified by coroner
The skier who died after colliding with a tree at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Thursday morning has been identified as Derek Cressey, 38, of Windham, Maine, the Summit County Coroner’s Office confirmed Friday afternoon. Cressey’s...
Skier fatality reported at Breckenridge Ski Resort
On March 8, at approximately 9:50 a.m., the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a skier who collided with a tree at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Peak 8. The skier was transported...
Skier who died after hitting tree at Keystone Resort ID’ed by coroner
The skier who died after hitting a tree at Keystone Ski Resort Sunday afternoon was 32-year-old Leon Harding Christopher III of Raleigh, N.C., the Summit County Coroner’s Office confirmed Monday afternoon. Christopher’s death was the...
Snowboarder dies after hitting tree at Keystone Resort
A snowboarder died three days after losing control and hitting a tree at Keystone Ski Resort on Saturday, Dec. 2, the first death at a Summit County ski area so far this season and the...
Snowboarder dies after hitting tree at Monarch Ski Area near Salida
SALIDA, Colo. — Authorities say a snowboarder was killed when he hit a tree at Colorado’s Monarch Ski Area. The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Collin J. Zak, a native of Ohio who was...
Board investigating Ski Granby Ranch chairlift death punts to state office
Matters related to the investigation of a Texas woman’s death at Ski Granby Ranch in December were tabled this afternoon by the investigative body seeking the cause for the incident. The Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board held its regular...
Skier who died at Loveland Ski Area Friday is state’s 14th of season
A 59-year-old Boulder man died while skiing at Loveland Ski Area on Friday, April 28, the Clear Creek County coroner confirmed Tuesday. The Boulder Daily Camera was first to report the incident early Tuesday morning....
Fixler: Clearing the air on Colorado ski deaths (reporter’s notebook)
On Feb. 29, 2016, an email arrived to my inbox. It was polite, articulate and exceptionally vulnerable. It requested a response at my earliest convenience, but had the pointed approach of basically asking, “Why haven’t...
Identity of Colorado’s sixth ski death for 2016-17 now confirmed
A 44-year-old man from Olathe, Kansas, who died after skiing at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in February was recently confirmed as the state’s sixth ski fatality this winter as part of the 13 to occur...
Summit Daily editorial: Hold Colorado’s ski industry accountable on death, injury data
Colorado’s most popular ski resorts are carved out of our public lands. Breckenridge, Keystone and Vail Mountain — to name the big three — all pay millions in fees to the U.S. Forest Service for...
