82-year-old man dies in skiing accident on intermediate Whistler trail
An 82-year-old Whistler man died Saturday in a skiing accident on one of Whistler Blackcomb’s intermediate trails.
Vail Resorts says the man was skiing the Ridge Runner trail in the Crystal area of the mountain sometime Saturday morning when an incident took place and he was seriously injured. Ski patrol were called to the area and managed to get the man to the Whistler Medical Clinic, but he died there. The ski resort says the man’s exact cause of death isn’t yet known, but that no other guests were involved.
Whistler Blackcomb Interim Chief Operations Officer Doug Pierini said in a statement that they are extending their sympathies and support to the man’s family and friends.
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