An Illinois man died last week from injuries he received while skiing at Alta.
John Perlich, 34, of Naperville, Ill., was injured Jan. 28 while skiing in an expert area near Fred's Slot ski run at Alta. "He was skiing with some friends in an expert area, fell and slid and hit bumps or trees or something," said Alta general manager Onno Wieringa.Perlich was flown to LDS Hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next day.
Neither the Salt Lake County sheriff's office nor the U.S. Forest Service was notified about the accident.