A Snowmass ski patroller was killed in an avalanche on Sunday while skiing alone in the closed Ship’s Prow Glades. Aspen Skiing Co. officials said that Patsy Hileman, a 26-year Snowmass patroller, triggered a small slide that swept her over a cliff, where she was found dead 40 minutes later. The out-of-bounds area known as Hanging Valley Wall had a weak base covered by a slab of heavy snow, and it’s unclear why Hileman was there alone. 鈥淎t this point we have no knowledge of Patsy’s intentions, and we will not speculate on this matter,鈥 spokesman Jeff Hanle said in the statement. 鈥淲e can confirm that we have located only one set of tracks going into the area.鈥
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