The ski patrol found Michael E. Vacek Jr. badly injured in the treeline off a trail on Thursday. He died at the resort's ...

Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to several calls throughout the Adirondacks over the past few weeks. These included recoveries, nighttime and cliff ...

On the evening of Feb. 15, a 68-year-old hiker experienced cardiac issues while hiking Whiteface Mountain between Lookout and Marble mountains. Two rangers hiked in and assisted the hiker to the ...

An autopsy said the skier died of blunt force trauma.

The cause of death for the man who died in a skiing accident on Whiteface Mountain last week was blunt force trauma to the chest. As previously reported by police, Michael E. Vacek Jr., ...

After a day and a night layover at my grandfather’s cottage on DeReuter Reservoir, my good friends, Mike and Pete and I, took off for our established destination, the mighty Adirondack ...

State Police confirm the death of a Texas man at Whiteface Mountain, the second fatal skiing accident at the Olympic Authority-run center in recent weeks.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard named 16 athletes — including four with ties to Ski and Snowboard Club Vail or Eagle County — to represent the country at the 2026 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships ...

An autopsy has determined that a man who died in a skiing incident at Whiteface Mountain suffered blunt force trauma to the chest. Michael E. Vacek Jr., 44, of Atlanta, was found dead last Wednesday ...

The New York State Police have revealed the cause of death in a fatal skiing incident at Whiteface Mountain last week. According to autopsy results, the 44-year-old skier died from blunt force trauma ...

WILMINGTON, N.Y. (WNYT)- New York State Police (NYSP) say Michael Vacek, a skier found dead on Whiteface Mountain, died from blunt force trauma to the chest. Related: Gore Mountain gondola reopens ...