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Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
1 week ago

State Regulators Hold Mammoth Mountain, CA, Responsible for Fatal 2025 Avalanche Involving Ski Patroller - SnowBrains

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area was fined $26,810 by Cal/OSHA for failing to implement adequate safety protocols that led to a ski patroller's death in an avalanche.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Less snow, or more risk? What you need to know about avalanches and climate change

Avalanches kill about 100 people in Europe each year, with vast masses of ice, snow and rock regularly crashing down on hikers and skiers who have been caught unawares. The structure of the snow, angle of the slope and variation of the weather can dictate whether a gentle disturbance like a gust of wind or the glide of a snowboard can trigger a deadly shift in the mountain.
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California
fromSFGATE
3 weeks ago

Second Bay Area skier found dead at Northstar

Colin Kang, a 21-year-old skier from Fremont, was found dead after going missing at Northstar California Resort amid heavy snowfall and multiple recent ski fatalities.
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