"whooping skiers in knee-deep powder"
"Our team has been called in to help several times and at least one of the skiing parties we rescued quoted TikTok as their inspiration,"
"past the ski boundary and into sidecountry from which access back to the resort can't be regained."
Rescue officials in Vermont attribute a rise in early-season rescue operations to a TikTok trend featuring 'whooping skiers in knee-deep powder' that lures skiers into hazardous backcountry terrain. Mount Mansfield's unreliable snowpack can quickly create dangerous conditions for inexperienced skiers who leave patrol boundaries. The Mount Mansfield Ski Patrol and Stowe Mountain Rescue have responded to unprecedented numbers of lost skiers, particularly in areas accessible from the von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort. Crews rescued two 19-year-olds who said they were drawn out of bounds by a TikTok video. Rescuers report a pattern of skiers following tracks past the ski boundary and into sidecountry areas like the Toll Road trail.
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