Body of Sugar Bowl instructor recovered

Carson May

The body of Sugar Bowl ski instructor Carson May was found today about one-quarter mile out of bounds in an avalanche-prone area near the original search site.

May had been missing since Jan. 14. Friends last saw him that day skiing in whiteout conditions on the back side of the resort. The 23-year-old from Davis was not working at the time.

Members of the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue, and El Dorado County Search and Rescue along with their search dogs, and Sugar Bowl ski patrol made the discovery about 11am Feb. 29.

This had been May’s third year working at Sugar Bowl; he had been a season pass holder prior to that.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report