A snowboarder was found dead by ski patrol at Winter Park Resort on Sunday, Jan. 26, following an hours-long search. People who were with the individual that day alerted responders at 4 p.m. that the person was missing on the mountain.
With limited visibility, as the sun set, ski patrol finally found the snowboarder at 7:30 that night, in the trees off of the Mary Jane Trail, an intermediate, open run.
The Grand County Coroner is still investigating the cause of death.
, resorts are not required to report fatalities in Colorado. Last season, at least 15 people died on Colorado鈥檚 slopes, six of them after crashing into trees.
