2 skier deaths in Colo. this week bring state’s season total to 11
By Joey Bunch, Denver Post
A 72-year-old skier from Stonington, Conn., died Thursday from a broken neck and a brain injury after he was found face-down in the snow at Keystone Resort Tuesday, marking the 11th ski season death in Colorado this year.
The Summit County Coroner’s Office said William Emberton was wearing a helmet when he was found at about 1:30pm on the expert-level Geronimo Trail.
The incident is still under investigation, the coroner’s office said.
A skier fatality in Eagle County Tuesday also is under investigation. Authorities there still have not named the 37-year-old Missouri man who was killed while while skiing on advanced-level Berries trail on Vail Mountain Tuesday at about 10am, according to the Eagle County Sheriff’s Department.