Avalanche buries 2 ski patrollers on California’s Sierra Nevada

Avalanche buries 2 ski patrollers on California’s Sierra Nevada

Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort announced Friday that two patrol staff were caught in an avalanche on Lincoln Mountain. The event occurred during avalanche mitigation work, following the significant snowpack. One of the patrollers was quickly extracted from the scene and was reported to be responsive and the second individual sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital.