Skier Killed In Fall At Canada's Bromont

A young skier has died after falling Wednesday afternoon at the Bromont ski resort, about 80 kilometres east of Montreal.

The ski resort posted on its  Facebook page that "The mountain is in mourning. It is with deep sorrow that we inform you of the death of a young skier at the resort this afternoon. A fall would be at the origin of this accident which was fatal for a 14 year old boy. Our sincere thoughts go out to the family. Join us in giving a colossal dose of love. The mountain is in mourning."

Resort spokesperson Hélène Bélisle said  A call was made to ski patrollers around 1:30 p.m. to help the skier who had "a nasty fall,"  adding that  the cause was “a nasty fall on the Bromont trail, Varennes sector, which is a trail of easy difficulty,” 

Paramedics arrived and the boy was taken to hospital where his death was confirmed.

"The management and employees of the resort are very upset by this news," Bélisle said.

Bromont police said this was the boy's first skiing experience, and that he was wearing a helmet. They believe the boy lost control and fell onto rocky terrain.