Skier Dies in Crash at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon

A 65-year-old skier is dead after an accident at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, on Monday, March 9, local police said in a news release. 

The skier, identified as Nigel Barry Young of Portland, Oregon, was skiing with three friends at the time of the crash, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said. He was wearing a helmet.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Young’s friends were ahead of him and didn’t see the fall.

At 2:22 p.m., Mt. Bachelor Ski Patrol was notified of an injured skier on the intermediate Wanoga Way trail, which winds down to the base of the Cloudchaser lift.

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Bend Fire & Rescue, and Airlink were dispatched to assist. 

Patrollers arrived first on the scene. They found that Young wasn’t breathing and had no pulse. Despite what the Sheriff’s Office called “extensive resuscitation efforts” by the patrollers and Bend Fire medics, he was pronounced dead at 2:56 p.m. Deputies don’t believe his injuries were survivable.

The Sheriff’s Office thanked Bachelor Ski Patrol, Bend Fire & Rescue, and Airlink for their help.

To complete an investigation, the Sheriff’s Office is coordinating with Mt. Bachelor staff.

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