Bono had skied at Tahoe for 20 years - Bono had just started to ski down an intermediate slope, Upper Orion, when he hit the tree, resort officials said. Bono -- who had skied at the resort for more than 20 years -- was alone at the time.
Resort spokesman John Wagnon said he knew of no witnesses.
Ok, well, there were no witnesses. I guess that makes it prime conspiracy theory material. Unlike the Kennedy assassination, which occurred in front of several thousand people - which couldn’t possibly be a conspiracy... oh wait, never mind.