Denver, CO : A single-vehicle crash in southwest Oregon on Friday, August 25, 2017

A Roaring Fork Valley artist and ski instructor died Friday in a single-vehicle crash in southwest Oregon, Aspen Skiing Co. officials said Monday afternoon.

Angus Graham, 35, was killed when his car went off a steep embankment near Glendale, Oregon, according to the Douglas County (Oregon) Sheriff's Office. He started at Skico in 2008 and quickly became a highly regarded teacher.

He worked at the Studio for Arts and Works in Carbondale, where he lived.

His sister, Kate, posted on Facebook that Graham drove to Oregon from Colorado to watch the eclipse last week. Douglas County is a heavily forested area south of Eugene.

Kate described her brother, whom she last spoke with Thursday, as “a man of deep, deep faith, love, light and kindness.”

Graham moved to the Roaring Fork Valley "to be a full-time potter" in the summer of 2008 upon earning his post-baccalaureate certificate from The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, according to his online bio.

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Ski instructor, Carbondale artist dies in Oregon crash