He tells Tide News the name of the 62-year-old man who died Tuesday has not been released, but he says he was a ski school instructor at the hill, which is located 30 kilometers northwest of Fredericton.
Crawford says the collision between the instructor and a teenage girl happened on a relatively flat, and wide area at the bottom of the hill and that weather conditions were excellent. He says the man was not instructing at the time and both he and the girl were wearing helmets.He adds that members of the ski patrol, and a paramedic and doctor who were skiing, were able to reach the injured within minutes.
Crawford says the staff are very close to each other and they are having a hard time dealing with the loss. A grief counsellor is working with the staff.
The teenage girl was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
