A man has died in a snowboarding accident at a popular Snowy Mountains ski resort.
Police said a 22-year-old man had died at the Perisher Ski Resort, about 30 kilometres west of Jindabyne, on Tuesday afternoon.
The terrain park at Perisher.
NSW Police said emergency services were called to the scene at Perisher Valley about 2.30pm after the man had been injured in a crash.
A NSW Ambulance spokesman said a helicopter and several ambulance crews attended. The man was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.
Perisher vice president and general manager Nathan Butterworth said the resort extended “our deepest sympathy and support to our guest’s family and friends”, including Perisher Ski Patrol members who responded to the accident.
The accident happened in Front Valley Terrain Park, where the jumps range from 4.6 metres to 9.1 metres.
Perisher is the largest ski resort in the southern hemisphere.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
A skier who was at the scene and asked for her name not be used said the terrain park contained some of the “biggest jumps” at the resort for the most experienced skiers and snowboarders.
“There are slope-style athletes … that would be going over the jumps all winter,” she told the Herald.