The founder and CEO of a prominent Capital District law firm was killed in a skiing mishap at an upstate ski mountain on Saturday, police and the firm said Sunday.
Kevin Colwell, 53, head of the Albany law offices of Colwell Law Group, died after being found severely injured near the Sagamore Trail at Gore Mountain around 11 a.m., state police said in a release.
Colwell was identified on Facebook by the firm he founded.
“This is an immense tragedy for all of us at the Colwell Law Group,” Jennifer Stevens, chief operating officer at Colwell, said in a statement. “Kevin built not just a business, but a family, and the loss of his presence is felt deeply by all who had the privilege of working wit him.”
Police said the injured Colwell was spotted on the slopes, and died despite life-saving efforts by bystanders and members of the ski patrol.
His law firm has been in practice for nearly 20 years around the state capital as well as in Western and Central New York, the law group’s statement said.
Gore Mountain officials shut down the Burnt Ridge section of the resort on Saturday, which was scheduled to reopen during the day on Sunday.
Troopers said an investigation into the fatal incident is underway.
