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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—A 22-year-old snowboarder who died at Steamboat Ski Area may have suffocated after falling head first into a tree well, Routt County Coroner Rob Ryg said.
The victim of the accident Friday was identified as Jared Daniel of Auburn, Mass.
A friend tried but was unable to pull Daniel out of the tree well, an unstable hole or depression that can develop around trees after a heavy snowfall.
The area where Daniel died was off an intermediate trail called Snooze Bar. Others joined Daniel’s friend and got him out after about 15 minutes. But CPR failed to revive him.
It was at least the seventh skiing or snowboarding death in Colorado this season, including deaths in the backcountry.
