After two ski patrolmen were arrested, Mmm Mountain will be temporarily closed at noon on Friday, causing serious injuries.
According to one by one, the recent atmospheric river storm dumped about 6 feet of snow in 36 hours, and two patrol personnel carried out “avalanche mitigation” work on expert terrain. Instagram A huge position for official.
According to the Post, one of the patrolmen was “extracted” from the avalanche and responded quickly, while the other was transported to the “severely injured” Mammoth Hospital.
After a storm, ski patrolers usually close the public’s steep terrain and deliberately emit an avalanche. They use explosives to obtain large catastrophic snow skiing. For smaller stashes, they usually only use skis. The idea is to eliminate threats in a safe and orderly manner when no one can be buried.
But that’s not always the case. The avalanche can be extremely unpredictable. Last year, in Palisades Tahoe, four skiers were stranded by an avalanche shortly after a major storm. One person was killed and the other was injured.
According to U.S. data, on average, more than 20 people are killed in avalanches every year Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Almost all the victims were skiers and snowmobilemen in remote areas seized opportunities on remote slopes without ski patrol control.
