The incident highlights the extreme danger of deep snow days, as tree well accidents resulting in death occur at a rate of about four to five times per year.

A Minnesota man died after a snowboarding incident near Silverton on March 16. Ronald Smith, 54, of St. Paul, was found ...

Ski resort officials are urging guests to ride with a buddy and brush up on their tree well safety tips.

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Ski patrollers on Mount Bachelor reached the group and assumed care of Shelkey before transporting him to the Mt. Bachelor Clinic, where he died from his injuries, officials said. The ...

Following Monday's tree well tragedy at Mt. Bachelor, winter safety is at the top of experienced skiers' minds, like Dan McGarigle, the owner of Pine Mountain Sports.

Emergency responders were unable to save Benjamin Shelkey after the Seattle resident was discovered headfirst in a tree well on Mt. Bachelor's west side.

A 34-year-old man from Seattle died Monday on Mount Bachelor in Oregon after he was found buried headfirst in a tree well. Deschutes County 911 received an emergency text message at 3:04 p.m ...

A Minnesota man died after a snowboarding incident near Silverton on March 16. Ronald Smith, 54, of St. Paul, was found head-down in a tree well off County Road 20A above the Lackawanna Mill on ...