Two die in Casper Mountain ski accident
Posted: Saturday, December 25, 2010 10:43 am | Loading
Two people died Friday after a snowboarder collided with two skiers at Hogadon Ski Area on Casper Mountain.
The snowboarder crashed into a five-year-old girl and her mother as the two were stopped on a ski run, Sheriff's Lt. Mark Sellers said Saturday.
All three were taken to Wyoming Medical Center. The man and the girl were pronounced dead at the hospital. The mother, who lives in the Casper area, was injured and remained hospitalized a day after the crash. An update on her condition was not available.
Authorities have not released the identifies of anyone involved, pending notification of family members. The girl lived in the Casper area.
The accident occurred at about 2:30 p.m. as the snowboarder, a 22-year-old Casper man, was riding down a black-diamond run called Dreadnaught. The exact circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation by the sheriff's office, Sellers said.
No one involved in the crash was wearing a helmet, according to authorities.
The ski area remained open after the accident. A message left Saturday afternoon at the office of Hogadon Area Manager Gary Vantrease was not immediately returned.
Posted: Saturday, December 25, 2010 10:43 am | Loading
Two people died Friday after a snowboarder collided with two skiers at Hogadon Ski Area on Casper Mountain.
The snowboarder crashed into a five-year-old girl and her mother as the two were stopped on a ski run, Sheriff's Lt. Mark Sellers said Saturday.
All three were taken to Wyoming Medical Center. The man and the girl were pronounced dead at the hospital. The mother, who lives in the Casper area, was injured and remained hospitalized a day after the crash. An update on her condition was not available.
Authorities have not released the identifies of anyone involved, pending notification of family members. The girl lived in the Casper area.
The accident occurred at about 2:30 p.m. as the snowboarder, a 22-year-old Casper man, was riding down a black-diamond run called Dreadnaught. The exact circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation by the sheriff's office, Sellers said.
No one involved in the crash was wearing a helmet, according to authorities.
The ski area remained open after the accident. A message left Saturday afternoon at the office of Hogadon Area Manager Gary Vantrease was not immediately returned.
