Man dies after skiing off cliff in backcountry near Snowbasin Resort

A 49-year-old man died on Tuesday, a day after he skied off a 100-foot cliff in the backcountry near Snowbasin Resort, officials said.

A 49-year-old man died on Tuesday, a day after he skied off a 100-foot cliff in the backcountry near Snowbasin Resort, officials said. (Chopper 5)


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OGDEN — A man who was critically injured after he skied off a cliff Monday in backcountry terrain near Snowbasin Resort has died.

The resort's ski patrol responded to a report of an unresponsive guest and, upon investigation, discovered the skier had left resort boundaries to access out-of-bound terrain, a statement from Snowbasin Resort says. While in the "extreme" backcountry terrain, the skier had an accident and re-entered resort boundaries, Snowbasin said.

Weber County Sheriff's Office said the skier had skied off a cliff while in the Mount Ogden Bowl area about 1:30 p.m. It was estimated to be about a 100-foot fall.

On Tuesday, Snowbasin Resort confirmed the man died from his injuries. His identity has not been released, but Weber Fire District Capt. AJ Mason said the man was 49 years old.

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