Police on Monday identified the skier who died Saturday on the slopes of Winter Park Resort as 25-year-old Francis Raymond Ermilio of Massachusetts.
Ermilio was not an experienced skier and investigators believe he lost control Saturday afternoon while skiing an intermediate run and crashed into nearby trees, according to a news release from the Fraser Winter Park Police Department.
Ermilio had been skiing with friends, but they became separated about 4:20 p.m. The friends waited for Ermilio at the bottom of the runs and notified Winter Park Ski Patrol when he didn’t turn up.
Ski patrol found Ermilio unresponsive about 7:35 p.m. in the trees adjacent to the White Rabbit Run. Ermilio had head and facial trauma, according to the release. He was wearing a helmet.
Ermilio was transported to the Denver Health Clinic and was pronounced dead about 8:24 p.m.
