2 ski patrollers caught in avalanche at Mammoth Mountain

Ski patrollers from other resorts support Mammoth Mountain safety following avalanche
Ski patrollers from mountain resorts in California, Nevada, and Colorado are at Mammoth Mountain in the Eastern Sierra, helping to provide safety following an avalanche that caught two patrollers, leaving one critically injured.
2 ski patrollers injured after avalanche on California’s Sierra Nevada
Two ski patrollers were caught in an avalanche Friday after heavy snowfall from a recent atmospheric river triggered a slide on Lincoln Mountain in California’s Sierra Nevada.
2 ski patrol staff at Mammoth Mountain caught in avalanche, 1 hospitalized
Two ski patrol staff at Mammoth Mountain were caught in an avalanche while doing mitigation work after an atmospheric river dropped about six feet of snow in 36 hours, Mammoth Mountain officials said.
2 ski patrollers caught in avalanche at Mammoth Mountain; 1 in ‘extremely’ critical condition
Mammoth Mountain officials said the slide occurred during avalanche mitigation work following a significant Sierra Nevada snowstorm, during which about six feet of snow fell in 36 hours.
Avalanche closes Mammoth Mountain, seriously injures ski patroller
Two ski patrol members were trying to mitigate the threat of an avalanche after a storm had dumped about 6 feet of snow on the mountain in 36 hours.
Two Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol Staff Injured in an Avalanche During Mitigation Work on Lincoln Mountain
February 16, 2025 – Mammoth Mountain officials report that at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Friday, February 15, 2025, two Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol staff were caught in an avalanche on Lincoln Mountain.
Ski patrol staff buried, injured by avalanche in Mammoth Mountain
Two Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol staff were buried in snow Friday after an avalanche came down on them during their mitigation work.
Avalanche at Mammoth Mountain injures 2 ski patrol workers, 1 hospitalized
The ski patroller was hospitalized with serious injuries. The incident closed the mountain and lift operations for the day.
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