The ski patroller was hospitalized with serious injuries. The incident closed the mountain and lift operations for the day.
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.
(Photo by Erika I. Ritchie, OC Register/SCNG) Ski patrollers from mountain resorts in California, Nevada, and Colorado are at Mammoth Mountain in the Eastern Sierra, helping to provide safety ...