Dallas Man Dies While Skiing In Montana

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A Texas man died in a skiing accident in southwest Montana last week, Gallatin County officials said.

Kirby Smith, 60, of Dallas died of blunt force injuries to the head at Big Sky Resort southwest of Bozeman on March 5, the sheriff's office said. He was skiing with his son at the time and was wearing a helmet.

The Big Sky Ski Patrol is investigating the cause of the accident.

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports this was the second death of a skier in the Bozeman area in 2021. A 21-year-old college student, Catherine Jane Johnson, fell into a tree well and died at Bridger Bowl last month.

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