Cannon Mountain's manager said Thomas Nester, of Wakefield, Mass., was skiing with a friend on the mountain's Zoomer Lift Line trail when the accident happened around 10:15 a.m. Sunday.
Officials said a preliminary investigation shows that Nester lost control on an open section of the trail, slid into a closed section, and came to a stop on a rock. Cannon Mountain officials said Nester was transported to Littleton Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 12:20 p.m. Sunday.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.