GEORGETOWN – State tramway safety board engineers investigated a lift at Loveland Ski Area and determined that it was functioning properly and unrelated to the death of an resort employee on Thursday.
The ski area said its ski patrol was in the area when an accident happened around 11 a.m. Thursday and responded immediately.
Resort spokesman John Sellers said the circumstances of the accident, which occurred while the employee was working, were under investigation and declined to give details.
“Loveland Ski Area extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends affected by this tragic event,” a statement read.
The name of the employee has not been released, and local law enforcement authorities haven’t released further information.
In addition to the Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration also is investigating the death, Sellers said.
