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Portland man dies after snowboarding fall at Mt. Hood Meadows

The Hood River County Sheriff's Office identified the man as 45-year-old Ryan Zeitner.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland man died in a fall while snowboarding in Heather Canyon on Sunday morning, officials at Mt. Hood Meadows reported Monday.

The Hood River County Sheriff's Office identified the man as 45-year-old Ryan Zeitner.

Medics were dispatched to Mt. Hood Meadows after a reported snowboarding fall just after 11 a.m. Sunday, but Zeitner was pronounced dead by medics shortly after their arrival.

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