Woman dies while skiing at Lookout Pass

A 61-year-old woman died while skiing at Lookout Pass on Sunday. The Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office, along with family and friends of the woman, began searching for her at the ski area late Sunday night after she did not return from her ski trip. While on skis checking the marked runs around 12:30 a.m. Monday, Sheriff Mitch Alexander found the woman a short distance into the timber off a run called Rainbow Ridge on the ski area’s south side. She had apparently hit a tree, a news release from the sheriff’s office said. The woman was an accomplished skier and was wearing a helmet, but likely lost control and did not leave the run intentionally, the release said. The woman’s name is being withheld until all family members have been notified.