I was skiing the other day at my home mountain with my dad when we saw the ski patrol going down with someone in the sled. My dad got called down to the Ski patrol room because he's a doctor and he gets a free lift ticket if he will help out when someone gets hurt. So after about an hour and a half, my dad was finished and he called me and we met back up. I asked what happened and he told me that a 19 year old college student was going really fast and he caught an edge and hit a tree and died instantly.
Here's a little article on it:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011085312_apwawhitmanskifatality1stld.html
I just wanted to say RIP and +vibes to friends and family.