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Deputies: Man impersonates ski patroller, follows girl

The sheriff's office said the incident happened last week, but was not reported to them until Tuesday evening.

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — The Summit County Sheriff's Office is looking for information on a man they say impersonated a ski patroller and followed a girl at Copper Mountain ski area last week. 

Deputies said the man was wearing a red jacket with "Ski Patrol" written poorly on the outside with a marker. The man followed the girl from a ski run to the Center Village, then to the East Village, where she was able to get away from him, the sheriff's office said. No other details about the man's appearance were immediately available. 

The sheriff's office said the incident happened last week, but was not reported to them until Tuesday evening.

Anyone with information that may help the investigation is asked to call Detective Sergeant Mark Gafari at 970-423-8960 and reference case number 22-1489. 

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