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On the ski patrol, he served as the Snow and Avalanche Analyst and president of the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center, which he helped to establish. He was known for his first ascents in Yosemite Valley and first ski descents in the High Sierra. He began working at Mammoth Mountain in 1972–73 and joined the ski patrol in the 1981–82 season ...
A ski patroller caught in a Valentine's Day avalanche at Mammoth Mountain has died from the injuries she sustained, resort officials said Saturday. Claire Murphy was one of two patrollers ...
Location: Mammoth Mountain Sierra Nevada Mono & Madera Counties, California: Nearest major city: Mammoth Lakes, California: Coordinates: 1]: Status: Operating: Owner: Alterra Mountain Company: Vertical: 3,100 ft (940 m): Top elevation: 11,053 ft (3,369 m) [1]: Base elevation: 7,953 ft (2,424 m) [2] at Eagle Lodge: Skiable area: 3,500 acres (1,420 ha) [2]: Trails: 175 named 15% beginner 48% ...
Mammoth is a ski, snowboard, and snowmobile mountain during the winter months. Mammoth is the highest ski resort in California and is notable for the unusually large amount of snowfall it receives compared to other Eastern Sierra peaks—about 400 in (1,000 cm) annually and about 300 out of 365 days of sunshine—due to its location in a low ...
Two ski patrol members were trying to mitigate the threat of an avalanche after a storm had dumped about 6 feet of snow on ... Skiers ride chair 6 on a blustery day at Mammoth Mountain on March 14 ...
Mammoth Mountain, located about 80 miles southeast of Bear Valley Resort, joined the 600-inch club on March 13, as the most recent atmospheric river unloaded heavy snow over the Sierra Nevada.
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Nearly 200 ski patrol and safety workers are on strike over demands for higher pay at Park City Mountain Resort, which is owned by Vail Resorts Inc, demanding an entry-level base wage of $23 an ...