By Jeffrey Weidel, Examiner

Theodore Stanley Sorensen of Auburn died while doing what he loved – skiing.

Sorensen, who was reportedly an expert skier, died on Friday when he hit a tree at Squaw Valley ski resort.

According to a report from Squaw, the fatal incident occurred at 11am on the West Face of KT-22 involving the 71-year-old skier. He was wearing a helmet.

According to an online website post, Sorensen had taught many members of his family how to ski. One post said his favorite run at Squaw was KT-22.

“He was an amazing skier and a wonderful man with a loving family. Skiing was his passion,” wrote a friend on an online post.

The first death associated with a Lake Tahoe ski resort took place Nov. 10 at Alpine Meadows.

Annalise Kjolhede, 24, was a member of the Alpine Meadows Kids Ski School at Alpine Meadows. She suffered a serious accident while freeskiing at Alpine Meadows. The resort was closed at the time of the accident.

According to an Alpine spokesperson, Kjolhede sustained a head injury when she fell and collided with a rock outcropping at the bottom of Wolverine Bowl. She was wearing a helmet, but she sustained injures to an unprotected part of her head.