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Conway woman dies in Berkshire East skiing accident
Published: 3/12/2021 5:06:44 PM
CHARLEMONT A 70-year-old woman from Conway died Tuesday afternoon following a skiing accident at Berkshire East Mountain Resort.
The woman was transported by ambulance to Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, where she was pronounced dead, according to Mary Carey, spokesperson for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. State and local police responded to the scene.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation, but no criminal activity or foul play is suspected, Carey noted.
Buckland Police and Fire departments were initially requested for assistance in setting up a landing zone for LifeFlight at Mohawk Trail Regional School, but the helicopter was ultimately canceled, Buckland Police Chief Jim Hicks said Tuesday.
Wrong message
Published: 2/2/2021 1:05:27 PM
In my opinion, it is irresponsible of The Recorder to publish photos of people (who are not in the same “pod”) in close proximity to one another not wearing face masks.
For example, on the front page of the Recorder on Jan. 29, there is a large photo of U.S. Rep. Neal having a conversation indoors with Jon Schaefer at Berkshire East Mountain Resort. Both men have their face masks down around their necks.
I believe that this sends the wrong message to the public. The message being relayed is: “It is OK not to wear a mask in public.”
The Massachusetts Ski Business Is Booming As People Clamor To Get Outside
Snowboarders step off a chairlift at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, in Princeton, Mass., in this file photo from December 2012.
(AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Good luck getting tickets this holiday period if you want to ski in Massachusetts. A combination of pent-up energy, early season snowfall and tough COVID restrictions in other New England states has pushed demand through the roof.
“As we headed into this season, we anticipated demand for skiing and snowboarding to be higher than normal,” said Tom Meyers, Director of Marketing at the Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton. “We saw anecdotally throughout the summer and fall hiking on Wachusett Mountain was probably at an all time high. And I think it was evidence of people’s desire to get outdoors for a socially distant, healthy recreational activity and we anticipated that would carry into skiing for the winter.”