A skier died Saturday after losing control and crashing into a tree at a Vermont ski resort, authorities said.
The accident happened at around 3 p.m. at the Killington Ski Resort, Vermont State Police said in a press release.
Authorities identified the victim as Jason Vitale, 48, of Long Island, New York. Police said Vitale “was traveling at a high rate of speed on an intermediate trail, when he lost control” and hit a tree. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, according to police.
Vitale was rushed to a hospital where he went into cardiac arrest and died.
The accident happened the same day a power outage at the resort temporarily shut down lifts. Some skiers spent more than an hour on a gondola lift before it was brought back online, the Associated Press reported.
