From Vermont State Police
PRESS RELEASE
CASE#: 12C107116
TROOPER: Walter Ribeiro
STATION: Rutland
CONTACT#: 802-773-9101 and/or E-Mail: Walter.Ribeiro@state.vt.us
DATE/TIME: 12/28/2012 1406 hours
LOCATION: Killington Ski Resort, Killington, VT
NAME: William L. Markowitz
AGE: 20
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Mount Kisco, New York
NAME: Charles D. Markowitz
AGE: 17
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Mount Kisco, New York
NAME: Michael Shaftany
AGE: 52
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
NAME: Jamie Shaftany
AGE: 18
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
NAME: Todd Lebaugh
AGE: 46
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: North Attleborough, Massachusetts
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 12/28/12 at approximately 1406 hours, members of the Vermont State Police, Rutland Barracks, were dispatched to the Killington ski resort for a report of several skiers who were lost in the woods.
After arriving on scene, Vermont State Police learned the lost skiers had intentionally skied out of bounds from the Glades trail.
After approximately six hours, the lost skiers were located and escorted out of the woods by members of the Killington Ski Patrol.
Vermont State Police were assisted with locating the lost skiers by members of the Killington Ski Patrol and Killington Fire Department.
Vermont State Police highly urge skiers to abide by ski resort rules and stay on marked trails, avoiding out of bound areas while on the slopes.
Julia Carlisle
Woodstock Early Bird 
Posted by A. E. Norton on December 29, 2012 at 21:41
Brainless. In past years Killington would charge the “lost souls” (always males, usually young) who ventured past the well-marked area boundaries for the extra time and effort put in by police and ski patrol. I assume they do the same today. There’s a fine line between being adventurous and foolish. On a cold, snowy Vermont mountain at 4,000 feet, the latter applies. They’re lucky to be alive. It can be wicked up there. (I worked ten years at the ski school.)
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