A 34-year-old English man died at Heavenly ski resort Tuesday. El Dorado County Sheriff Department has reported that the victim hit a sign post and perished from the wounds received in the crash.
The accident happened at 3pm on tuesday. The victim reportedly took a sharp turn to avoid colliding with another skiing and struck the sign post at high speed.
The victim died on the mountain before a helicopter could arrive to take him to the hospital.
Heavenly ski resort is also where famous entertainer and California congressmen Sunny Bono died after hitting a tree in 1998.
Unofficial sends out our deepest condolences.