Mammoth Mountain, CA, Ski Patroller Dies Following Valentine’s Day Avalanche Claire Murphy, a ski patroller at Mammoth Mountain, California, has died from injuries sustained in an avalanche that occurred during routine mitigation work. The incident involved two patrollers on Lincoln Mountain on Friday, February 14. Related: Mammoth Mountain, CA, Closed After Inbounds Avalanche Seriously Injures Patroller Murphy was conducting avalanche mitigation efforts with a colleague when the slide occurred around […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 23, 2025 0 Comments
Ski Patroller Killed by Avalanche During Mitigation Work in Switzerland A 24-year-old ski patroller was killed on Monday when he and a colleague were caught by an avalanche while laying safety-control charges at the Portes du Soleil ski area, Switzerland amid extreme weather that has claimed dozens of lives across Europe, reports The Local. The two men were laying explosive charges to artificially trigger avalanches when they were struck by an […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 15, 2019 0 Comments
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