Tragic Sledding Accident Claims Lives of Two Teens at Copper Mountain Ski Resort.

Two teenagers visiting Colorado on spring break died while sledding in the halfpipe at Copper Mountain ski resort after launching off a snowbank at the bottom and crashing down on the hard ice below. The teenagers, a 17- and 18-year-old from Illinois, died of blunt force injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene. Copper Mountain closes its lifts and trail access at 4 p.m. everyday, including the Olympic-sized halfpipe, which was roped off at the time of the accident. The resort doesn’t allow sledding in the base areas and each base area has signs to inform the public of that rule.