The body of Jasper “Jaz” McGrath, the missing 19-year-old Vail snowboarder whom we tweeted about on Wednesday, was found yesterday by two skiers at the edge of some avalanche residue near Miller Cliffs “an undeveloped area accessed through a back-country gate” near Vail, according to a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
McGrath, who had recently left his home along Lake Superior’s North Shore and moved in with his older brother in Colorado, was last seen in the West Vail area about 10 a.m. Jan. 6, when he put on his snowboarding garb and left for Vail Mountain, police said. . . Authorities told his parents that he was killed by an avalanche he apparently triggered, Tim McGrath said.
Our thoughts are with Jaz’s family and friends.
[Link: Minneapolis Star Tribune]
