ASPEN – Authorities say a 30-year-old man has died after a snowboarding crash on Aspen Mountain.
The Aspen Times reports that Aaron Joseph Hill of Aspen was snowboarding in a closed ski area of the mountain after hours.
The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that it learned of the crash around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. Pitkin County chief deputy of operations Alex Burchetta says Hill struck a race timing shack near the mountain’s base.
A friend who reported the crash told authorities that Hill received head injuries. Burchetta says Hill was not wearing a helmet.
The Pitkin County coroner’s office says the cause and manner of death is still being investigated.
The sheriff’s office says emergency personnel came to the crash location but could not revive Hill.
