Copper Mountain deaths: 2 Illinois HS students who died in Colorado sledding accident ID'd

Copper Mountain half-pipe where Illinois teens were killed sledding was off-limits, resort says

The half-pipe at Colorado's Copper Mountain Ski Resort where two tandem sledding Illinois teens were killed was off limits, company officials said.

2 Illinois teens on spring break killed in a sledding accident at Colorado's Copper Mountain

The teens reportedly were riding tandem down the halfpipe and went airborne off a large snowbank at the bottom, according to a Monday statement from the Summit County Sheriff's Office.

Two Illinois high schoolers on spring break die in sledding accident in Colorado

A sledding accident over the weekend at Colorado's Copper Mountain Ski Resort left two Fairbury, Illinois, high schoolers dead.

Two vacationing teens killed sledding down half-pipe at Colorado ski Resort

Two teenagers on spring break from Illinois were killed at Colorado’s Copper Mountain Ski Resort Sunday evening after sledding down a half-pipe and launching into the air.

2 teens killed in sledding accident at Colorado ski resort

The young men were riding in tandem down the halfpipe at Copper Mountain Ski Resort when they launched off a large snowbank at the bottom.

2 students killed in sledding accident at Colorado ski resort

First responders tried to revive the two victims, but both died at the scene.