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Avalanche strikes crowded Mammoth Mountain
#52689 03/03/18 04:11 PM
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From LA Times:http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-mammoth-avalanche-20180303-story.html

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There was an avalanche at Squaw Valley, leaving one dead and two injured.

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And unfortunately, close by here on Friday, at the China Peak ski resort, a snowboarder fell into an ungroomed spot (likely the trap under a tree), and suffocated. Head first into a snow pit is an awful way to go. So very sad.

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trap under tree is also known as a tree well or spruce trap


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