New Jersey skier dies after hitting tree in Park City

By Pat Reavy, Deseret News

Published: Tuesday, Jan. 22 2013 11:16 a.m. MST

PARK CITY — A New Jersey man was killed Monday after hitting a tree while skiing at Park City Mountain Resort.

William Kivet, 67, was skiing with a friend and making his first run of the day about 11:30 a.m., said Park City Police Sgt. Darwin Little. The two were on an expert black diamond run and going down the hill at a "moderate" pace, when witnesses said the victim appeared to lose control near the bottom.

He went off the main run and hit a tree. The man was pronounced dead at the ski resort. Little said Kivet was reportedly an intermediate level skier.

— Pat Reavy, Twitter: DNewsCrimeTeam

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Ernest T. Bass

Bountiful, UT

DN Subscriber: When a lunatic with a ski is able to murder 20 innocent six year old children in just a few seconds, then we can talk about bans on skis.

5:09 p.m. Jan. 22, 2013
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DN Subscriber 2

SLC, UT

Ban skis and skiing. After all "if it saves just one life..."

12:15 p.m. Jan. 22, 2013
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Pat Reavy

Pat is a veteran police and courts reporter for the Deseret News and KSL and has covered some of the biggest stories in Utah for the past two decades. He is a graduate of Michigan State University with a BA in journalism.

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