College athlete dies from tragic accident on ski resort's most difficult trail

Officials received a 911 call at 2:39 p.m. Monday about the accident, which took place on the left side of Cutter Trail. 

Ski patrol were immediately dispatched to the scene and paramedics tried to save Kemp. He was transported to the Berkshire Medical Center and then later transferred to Baystate Medical Center for further care, but he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on Tuesday. 

"Our thoughts and hearts are with his family, his high school teammates and coaches, and everyone else who was lucky enough to know Alex," Lopez continued.

"Alex was one of the strongest students I've taught in 21 years at the college," Dukes Love, a professor of economics who taught Kemp, said in the statement. 

During high school, Kemp regularly volunteered, including at a camp where he helped teach children with disabilities to ride adaptable bikes as a step in their independence. 

Kemp's own words in his college application essay included, "Everyone needs someone to root for them and to remind them to always root for themselves." 

"That was the spirit described by so many people who knew him," Mandel concluded in the university's statement.