SNOQUALMIE PASS - A 19-year-old man was fatally injured Friday afternoon while skiing at Summit Central ski area at this Cascade Mountain pass, a ski area spokesman said.
The man was injured in an early afternoon fall at Summit Central, which is one of four ski areas in the central Cascades along Interstate 90 east of Seattle.
The accident "occurred around a tabletop feature within ... our freestyle park," said Guy Lawrence, marketing director for the Snoqualmie Summit Ski Area.
Ski patrol members were nearby and reached the young man "in less than a minute," Lawrence said. They administered CPR en route down the slope, but paramedics declared him dead less than an hour after the fall.
"I don't know exactly how he fell," Lawrence said. "I haven't talked to anyone who actually witnessed his jump. but I'm sure that will come up in the subsequent investigation."
The victim reportedly was from east of the Cascades, possibly a student at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Lawrence said.
The slopes were busy Friday, he said.
"This is midwinter break - always a popular week for students," he said. "It's been a beautiful sunny day that came to a tragic end."
The victim's name was being withheld pending notification of relatives, Lawrence said.
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Posted 21 February 2004 - 11:38 AM
Man dies in skiing accident at Snoqualmie Summit
10:02 PM PST on Friday, February 20, 2004
From Staff and Wire Reports
SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. – A 19-year-old Bellevue man was killed Friday afternoon in a skiing accident at the Snoqualmie Pass Ski Area.
The victim was Peter Melrose of Bellevue, Wash., who had just celebrated his birthday last week.
The ski patrol members were nearby and reached the young man in “less than a minute,” said Guy Lawrence, marketing director for the Snoqualmie Summit Ski Area.
When ski patrol found him breathing, but unresponsive, they first they called for an ambulance, then for an airlift.
They administered CRP en route down the slope, but paramedics declared him dead at 3:15 p.m. - less than an hour after the fall, just as the airlift arrived at the scene.
The accident "occurred around a tabletop feature within... our freestyle park (at Summit Central)," said Lawrence. "I don't know exactly how he fell... I haven't talked to anyone who actually witnessed his jump. But I'm sure that will come up in the subsequent investigation. The slopes were busy Friday."
According to witnesses, Melrose was killed when he tried to complete a freestyle ski stunt at the terrain park at Summit Central.
"This is midwinter break - always a popular week for students," said Lawrence. "It's been a beautiful sunny day that came to a tragic end."
A member of the professional ski patrol at Snoqualmie Pass told KING 5 News he is surprised at what seems to him to be a sudden increase in skiing and snowboarding accidents, especially in the terrain parks.
But management disputes the patroller's characterization that injuries are on the rise and they stress a new safety campaign targeting younger skiers and boarders is designed to cut down on the risk of freestyle stunts.
Peter Melrose was a very experienced skier and ski instructor at a private school at Summit Central. He graduated last year from Hazen High School in Renton. He was a nationally recognized track star.
No one else was injured. The cause is under investigation.
The Snoqualmie Summit ski area is located along Interstate 90 east of Seattle.
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10:02 PM PST on Friday, February 20, 2004
From Staff and Wire Reports
SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. – A 19-year-old Bellevue man was killed Friday afternoon in a skiing accident at the Snoqualmie Pass Ski Area.
The victim was Peter Melrose of Bellevue, Wash., who had just celebrated his birthday last week.
The ski patrol members were nearby and reached the young man in “less than a minute,” said Guy Lawrence, marketing director for the Snoqualmie Summit Ski Area.
When ski patrol found him breathing, but unresponsive, they first they called for an ambulance, then for an airlift.
They administered CRP en route down the slope, but paramedics declared him dead at 3:15 p.m. - less than an hour after the fall, just as the airlift arrived at the scene.
The accident "occurred around a tabletop feature within... our freestyle park (at Summit Central)," said Lawrence. "I don't know exactly how he fell... I haven't talked to anyone who actually witnessed his jump. But I'm sure that will come up in the subsequent investigation. The slopes were busy Friday."
According to witnesses, Melrose was killed when he tried to complete a freestyle ski stunt at the terrain park at Summit Central.
"This is midwinter break - always a popular week for students," said Lawrence. "It's been a beautiful sunny day that came to a tragic end."
A member of the professional ski patrol at Snoqualmie Pass told KING 5 News he is surprised at what seems to him to be a sudden increase in skiing and snowboarding accidents, especially in the terrain parks.
But management disputes the patroller's characterization that injuries are on the rise and they stress a new safety campaign targeting younger skiers and boarders is designed to cut down on the risk of freestyle stunts.
Peter Melrose was a very experienced skier and ski instructor at a private school at Summit Central. He graduated last year from Hazen High School in Renton. He was a nationally recognized track star.
No one else was injured. The cause is under investigation.
The Snoqualmie Summit ski area is located along Interstate 90 east of Seattle.
Peter Melrose of Bellevue, WA:
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Posted 22 February 2004 - 05:35 AM
NWS, on Feb 21 2004, 11:38 AM, said:
A member of the professional ski patrol at Snoqualmie Pass told KING 5 News he is surprised at what seems to him to be a sudden increase in skiing and snowboarding accidents, especially in the terrain parks.
But management disputes the patroller's characterization that injuries are on the rise and they stress a new safety campaign targeting younger skiers and boarders is designed to cut down on the risk of freestyle stunts.
But management disputes the patroller's characterization that injuries are on the rise and they stress a new safety campaign targeting younger skiers and boarders is designed to cut down on the risk of freestyle stunts.
Isn't it great when an area shows a united front about such an event? I wonder if that patroller was cautioned about speaking to the media...
Most management types hate it when an employee gives out information that hasn't gone through the spin cycle.
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Posted 23 February 2004 - 06:30 PM
Something else, it is said the kid who died was wearing no shirt or helmet at the time of the accident. He was going at a fast rate, did a heli off the first jump and trying to keep up speed hit the second jump wrong, landed bad and was thrown very hard to the ground. Common sense would say that if your going to do such stunts you would have some sort of protection on, if not for yourself for the younger kids watching since he was an instructor and is suppose to set an example. In the end he did set an example, but unintentionaly.
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Posted 23 February 2004 - 06:41 PM
Even with that patroller just giving his opinion, some kind of opinions like that will make you loose your job. It happens all the time. John is right, even when at Crystal, we could NEVER say anything like that, that would be instant termination, even if it was just an individual opinion.
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Posted 23 February 2004 - 06:50 PM
I dunno, Bogus Basin, ID gave out bad press a few years ago and it turned out to be good for them in the end. I wouldn't hide anything from my guests. I would be honest with them all the time and then people would be more supportive of the resort. It all has its pros and cons about the situation.
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Posted 23 February 2004 - 07:38 PM
Where was this jump at Snoquime?
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Posted 23 February 2004 - 09:56 PM
Cameron you say taht, but in reality you wouldnt. It sounds like the right thing to do, but you would think hard, then in the end you would decide the opposite to get more business. Really who would want to lose potential business when its so hard out there anyways. In the end its a corporation trying to make some money.
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Posted 24 February 2004 - 04:37 PM
This will sound like total 
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, but the girl that died at Sunday River was my cousin's high school classmate. They were up there for the weekend, like thousands of other people, and she got killed. They are juniors at a public high school in New York, about 45min outside the city. I'll tell you more as soon as I hear it
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Posted 24 February 2004 - 05:46 PM
This is getting wierd
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