Authorities say a 30-year Aspen man died early Sunday morning after snowboarding in a closed ski area of Aspen Mountain.
The victim’s name was not released in a statement from the Pitkin County Sheriff”s Office, which said it learned of the incident at approximately 1:30 a.m.
The snowboarder struck a stationary object on the mountain, about 200 yards uphill from the Lift 1A base, the Sheriff’s Office said, noting emergency personnel unsuccessfully tried life-saving measures on the man.
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