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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.
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 Avy Chutes on Friday, Feb. 14. The accident occurred after approximately six feet of snow fell in 36 hours following a heavy Sierra snowstorm.
Mammoth Mountain ski patroller dies from injuries in avalanche
A Mammoth Mountain ski patrol employee has died after sustaining serious injuries last week from an avalanche.
Ski patroller caught in Mammoth Mountain avalanche dies of her injuries, officials say
Claire Murphy was conducting "avalanche mitigation" work on Valentine's Day when she and a colleague were caught in an avalanche. Ski resort officials announced her death Saturday.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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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Storm of the Season? Huge Snowfall Buries California Ski Resorts
Across California, ski resorts like Mammoth Mountain and Palisades Tahoe are digging out after receiving multiple feet of new ...