STEVENS PASS, Wash. (AP) — A 55-year-old man skiing at Stevens Pass Mountain Resort was found unresponsive on a slope and died despite CPR, officials say.





Stevens Pass spokesman Chris Danforth said in a news release that the manwas pronounced dead by a medic Thursday before noon.



Danforth says it's not yet known whether the death was because of trauma or a medical issue.



Danforth says the incident happened on the Mill Valley side of Stevens Pass on a trail marked as most difficult.



Ski Patrol was contacted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday when witnesses found the man unresponsive and not breathing.



Danforth says an off-duty emergency room nurse began CPR and ski patrol was there within four minutes.



The incident is currently under investigation by multiple agencies.



