Hastings College Student Dies after Hitting Tree
A second Colorado skier death due to involving a young adult has occurred in less than a week. A college junior has died of injuries suffered during a skiing accident Tuesday at Eldora Mountain Resort near Boulder, Colo.
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office received a report at about 12:51 p.m. Tuesday that a skier had been injured at Eldora Mountain. The young woman was skiing with friends on Hotdog Alley, which is listed as an intermediate slope, when she lost control and hit a tree. She sustained a serious head injury and was unconscious. She was transported to Boulder Community Hospital, where she later died.