The following report is from news media in the Burke, Vermont, area:
The Reverend R. John Snow, 70, of West Burke, served at the Union Baptist Church in Waterford.
Burke Mountain officials say they found Pastor Snow Thursday morning on the side of an intermediate trail. He had apparently crashed into a tree. The reverend was unconscious at the time, but later regained consciousness and was able to speak. He was taken to the hospital where he died at about 3:30 p.m.
Vt. State Police say Snow was wearing a helmet.
We will have more on Pastor John Snow tonight on the Channel 3 News at 6 p.m.
Here is an additional media report:
Beloved Pastor Dies Following Ski Accident
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BURKE — A skiing accident at Burke Mountain on Thursday led to the death of the Rev. R. John Snow, the associate pastor of the Union Baptist Church in Waterford and the former interim minister at the Lyndon Center Baptist Church. He was an avid snowmobiler and skier, and a resident of Burke.
Pastor Whitey Willard of the Lititz church has provided the following information:
John was skiing along and evidently there was a white-out that caused him to veer off the trail. He hit a tree, resulting in severe head and internal injuries, including a ruptured aorta. He was found by the ski patrol; it took them an hour to get him off the mountain; he was taken to a local hospital and then airlifted to another hospital, but died there. Contact information for his wife, Lucy, is:
195 Tardif Drive
Burke, VT 05871