On Monday, February 19, 2024, the Vermont Warden Service responded to a snowmobile crash in Waterbury.
Game wardens responded to the scene along with Stowe Rescue, Stowe Mountain Rescue and the Stowe Police Department. An investigation of the crash determined that Upasana Nyaupane, 27, of Massachusetts, was operating a snowmobile on a guided tour in Mount Mansfield State Forest.
Nyaupane lost control of the snowmobile while navigating a curve along Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) Trail 100S. The snowmobile left the east side of the trail and went head on into a tree. Nyaupane and her passenger were ejected from the snowmobile.
Nyaupane was transported out of the woods by her tour guide. She was then transported to Copley Hospital in Morristown and treated for minor non-life-threatening injuries.
The snowmobile sustained minor front-end damage and was removed from the trail by the guiding service.