PRINCETON, Mass. (AP) – A man skiing at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area died Thursday after losing control on an advanced level trail and crashing into some woods, officials said.

“Witnesses reported he was coming down the trail at a high rate of speed,” said Tom Meyers, the ski area’s marketing director. “As he approached a caution sign, he turned to the right where he tried to avoid another skier on the trail. His ski came off and he spun around, landing in the woods backward.”

Princeton Police Chief Charles Schmohl confirmed that the man had died, but did not have any additional information on his identity. Meyers said the man was 39 years old.

Two off-duty police officers were skiing behind the man, and helped him when they saw him go down just after 3 p.m., Meyers said. They were quickly joined by ski patrol members, who brought him to a first aid facility at the mountain.

From there, he was flown off the mountain.

Local police and the district attorney’s office were investigating. A call to the district attorney’s office was not immediately returned Thursday night.