Skier in critical condition after ‘serious incident’ on East Wall at A-Basin
In a statement, the Summit County ski area confirmed that the 46-year-old skier was flown by Flight for Life helicopter to a Denver-area hospital
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A skier involved in an incident on the East Wall at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area was in critical condition as of Monday, April 14, according to information provided by the ski area and CommonSpirit Health.
Ski patrol responded after a 46-year-old man was involved in a “serious incident” that occurred on the East Wall, Friday, April 11, A-Basin communications manager Shayna Silverman confirmed in a statement. The man was transported by Flight for Life helicopter to St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood after the ski incident, Silverman said.
The helicopter touched down at A-Basin around 2 p.m. Friday, CommonSpirit Health mountain region communications director Lindsay Radford said in an email. As of Monday evening, the man’s condition remained “critical,” Radford said.
East Wall is a double-black diamond, extreme zone at A-Basin with chutes accessible by hiking.
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