Tributes flocked for the former American skier of the NCAA Ellery ‘Ellie’ Curtis, who died on Saturday at 26 after having undergone a head injury at the Palisades Tahoe Resort in Olympic Valley, California.
Curtis was said to have been declared dead at the scene of the Lake Tahoe region before the local police had time to respond to a distress call at 3:45 p.m., according to the Times.
Curtis was a second selection of entirely American team in the giant discipline in slalom as a senior in Dartmouth in 2022.
The former skier of the Ivy League obtained national recognition by ranking eighth in the event at the NCAA championships.
The Junior Curtis season in 2021 was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with its return to the slopes of the Big Green.
Curtis would have undergone the fatal injury on the Ahhh path fell on the elevator KT-22 of Palisades. The ski patrol responded for the first time on the scene in a few minutes, per powder.
Former American NCAA skier, Ellery ‘Ellie’ Curtis, died Saturday at 26 years old in a ski accident
Curtis was an American selection in the giant discipline in slalom as a senior in Dartmouth
“Ellie Curtis was a seated, passionate and motivated student whose passions were going beyond snow,” said Dartmouth, John C. Dwyer and Anny Jenny coaches at La Times.
“Ellie was kind, attentive and loved to be involved in many environmental organizations and projects.”
His death would be one of the three deaths to occur in the same area during the past fortnight.
Corona’s resident, Roman Lacayo, died in a snowboard accident at Kirkwood ski resort at 60 miles north of Palisades Tahoe on March 29, before the seven -year -old resident Adelyn Grimes, the seven -year -old resident Adelyn Grimes was killed by a rock falling at the Diamond Peak ski station Incline village.
