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Mammoth Mountain Ski Patroller Caught in Avalanche Dies of Her Injuries

On Valentine's Day, two Mammoth Mountain ski patrollers were caught in an avalanche in the Avy Chutes area of the resort.

CBS Sacramento on MSN · 1d

Mammoth Mountain ski patroller caught in avalanche dies week later

A Mammoth Mountain ski patroller who was injured in an avalanche last week has died, according to the resort. On Saturday, Mammoth Mountain Resort said ski patroller Claire Murphy died Friday night after she was caught in an avalanche on Feb.

Orange County Register · 1d

Ski patroller caught in Mammoth Mountain avalanche has died

Murphy was doing avalanche mitigation with a team of ski patrollers on Lincoln Mountain — a dome peak within the Mammoth Mountain ski area — when an avalanche broke loose in an area known as the Avalanche (Avy) Chutes on Friday, Feb. 14. The accident occurred after approximately six feet of snow fell in 36 hours following a heavy Sierra snowstorm.

Avalanche toll rises in West with weekend death

Seattle Times · 5h

Avalanches in western US claim more lives, including a weekend death in Colorado

One person was killed in an avalanche in central Colorado on Saturday, marking the latest fatality stemming from avalanches in the western U.S. this season. Authorities in Grand County responded Saturday to what they described as a skier-triggered avalanche in a steep area known as “The Fingers” above Berthoud Pass.

Oregonian · 1h

Avalanche toll rises in the West with weekend death

The latest death Saturday came in central Colorado when a skier triggered an avalanche. Among the others were three deaths on Feb. 17, including two backcountry skiers in Oregon.

Avalanche risks rise in western US with latest Colorado fatality

Saturday's avalanche death is the third in Colorado this winter and the second fatality in less than a week in Colorado.

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Frustrated with crowded resorts, more skiers risk avalanche hazards in backcountry

A growing number of skiers, weary of high prices and long lift lines at crowded resorts, are turning to the solitude of ...

Pasadena Star-News5d

Ski patrollers from other resorts support Mammoth Mountain safety following avalanche

(Photo by Erika I. Ritchie, OC Register/SCNG) Ski patrollers from mountain resorts in California, Nevada, and Colorado are at ...

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Avalanche shuts down major California ski area after 6 feet of snow in 36 hours

Mammoth Mountain shut down all lift operations on Friday, Feb. 14, after an avalanche on Lincoln Mountain. Two ski patrol ...

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Crime and Public Safety

Mammoth Mountain officials said the slide occurred during avalanche mitigation work following a significant Sierra Nevada ...

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