An in-bounds avalanche this morning (November 22, 2010) at Colorado’s Wolf Creek Ski Area resulted in the death of the resort’s head of Ski Patrol Scott Kay and closed the resort for the rest of the day. Kay was the father of two boys 6 and 8. He was 41.
According to a release quoted in Westword the avalanche occurred at 7:45 AM while Kay was “working to protect others.”
Wolf Creek’s management and all its employees wish to express our deepest regrets at this loss of a wonderful man and close friend. Our sympathy and condolences go out to his wife and two children. . . To honor him, Wolf Creek will remain closed for the remainder of Monday, November 22, 2010 and, also to honor him, will reopen on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.
Our thoughts are with Kay’s family especially his wife, two boys. Messages are being left on Wolf Creek’s Facebook page.
I feel deeply terrible bad about this!
Absolutely shocking to lose anyone in ski patrol, they take their jobs very serious. Reminds me of the morning when Jeff Wong at Mt Hood Meadows Head Patroler lost his life doing avy control. My condolences to anyone affected.
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