Ski patrollers on Mount Bachelor reached the group and assumed care of Shelkey before transporting him to the Mt. Bachelor Clinic, where he died from his injuries, officials said. The ...

Ski resort officials are urging guests to ride with a buddy and brush up on their tree well safety tips.

A Minnesota man died after a snowboarding incident near Silverton on March 16. Ronald Smith, 54, of St. Paul, was found ...

A tragic accident on Mount Bachelor claimed the life of a Seattle man after he became trapped in a tree well.On March 17, 2025, Deschutes County 911 received a ...

Following Monday's tree well tragedy at Mt. Bachelor, winter safety is at the top of experienced skiers' minds, like Dan McGarigle, the owner of Pine Mountain Sports.

Emergency responders were unable to save Benjamin Shelkey after the Seattle resident was discovered headfirst in a tree well on Mt. Bachelor's west side.

Ronald Smith, 54, of St. Paul, was found head-down in a tree well off County Road 20A above the Lackawanna Mill on the northwest side of Kendall Mountain. He was snowboarding with his son and ...