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Skier dead after crashing into tree at Arizona Snowbowl

The identity of the skier has not been released
Arizona Snowbowl - Nov 21 2019
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FLAGSTAFF, AZ — A skier has died after crashing into a tree at Arizona Snowbowl on Monday.

Deputies with the Coconino County Sheriff's Office say a person was seriously hurt at the resort just before 11 a.m.

The skier was taken to a first aid station where ski patrol personnel attempted life-saving measures but later died from their injuries.

Deputies say the skier was "initially skiing on "Upper Ridge" run, which is labeled a 'black diamond' or 'most difficult terrain rating."

Officials believe the skier might have gone outside a boundary line and struck a tree.

The skier's name hasn't been released but officials say he is a 22-year-old man from Tempe.

The investigation remains ongoing.