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Tahoe’s Volunteer Backcountry Ski Patrol Targets Safety Before Emergencies Strike

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The ski resorts surrounding Lake Tahoe, California, have steadily increased in cost and popularity, prompting hardcore skiers to explore the area’s backcountry terrain, where skiing is at its most unpredictable. Precise navigation and the risk of disaster contribute to backcountry skiing’s reputation for danger, and many new backcountry skiers lack the training they need to stay safe. Related: Colorado Proposes […]
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Former Telluride, CO, Ski Patroller With Explosives Experience Allegedly Threatened to ‘Blow Up’ Sheriff’s Office

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The San Miguel Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s Office of threats made by former ski patroller Bryan Randolph Cornwell, age 39, of Norwood. Mr. Cornwell was arrested by Sheriff’s Deputies under a federal warrant Friday and charged by criminal complaint with making threats by means of explosives. […]
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GoFundMe Set-Up for Palisades Tahoe, CA Ski Patroller Battling Cancer

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Paul Gugliuzza is a ski patroller at Palisades Tahoe, CA. He’s battling cancer, and his friends, family, and fellow patrollers have started a GoFundMe page to help Paul get through his recovery. Paul’s GoFundMe page reads: Hi everyone, we are Squaw Valley Ski Patrol (sic) and we are asking for your help assisting our longtime brother, colleague, friend, and awesome […]
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Should We Pay Ski Patrollers More?

Ski patrollers are the most important people at any ski resort. The services they provide are beyond value. Patrollers perform avalanche safety, save lives and limbs, reset boundaries ropes and signage after every storm, decide what can be skied each day, answer an onslaught of questions, work long hours, handle high explosives, fire canons, and ski like demons. Patrollers spend everyday on the mountain making sure you’re as safe as possible. What’s fascinating is that we don’t pay […]
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Squaw Valley, CA Ski Patroller Loses Her Tragic Battle with Rare Brain Cancer

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In November 2018, less than a year ago, Squaw Valley ski patroller Amy Holland suddenly collapsed at home. She was diagnosed with a rare and extremely aggressive type of brain cancer called Glioblastoma. Related: Squaw Valley Ski Patroller Diagnosed With Rare Type of Brain Cancer A GoFundMe was immediately set up to help the extremely well-liked and popular member of […]
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Body of Heavenly Ski Patroller Missing on Mt. Rainier, WA Since July 3rd Found in Waterfall

The body of 30-year-old Heavenly ski patroller, Dmitri Pajitnov, was extracted from the bottom of a waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park, WA on Saturday only 30 meters from where he disappeared, according to Mount Rainier National Park. Dmitri’s body was located in early August, but personnel were unable to access it until Saturday due to dangerous conditions.  A crew of  search […]
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Squaw Valley Ski Resort Fined $20,250 by Cal/OSHA for Ski Patoller’s Death This Year

On January 24th, 2017 Squaw Valley Professional Ski Patroller Joe Zuiches, 42, was killed while performing avalanche control duties on Mainline Pocket above the Gold Coast chairlift at Squaw Valley ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA. Joe was killed when an explosive charge went off near him.  Joe was 42-years-old and leaves behind a wife an infant son. A 6 […]
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