Updated on: December 26, 2025 / 12:56 PM PST / CBS Sacramento
Add CBS News on GoogleTwo Mammoth Mountain ski patrollers were caught in an alanche while doing alanche mitigation work on Friday, the resort said.
At about 7:30 a.m., before skiing opened, Mammoth Mountain said the two patrollers were performing alanche mitigation work when an alanche occurred on Lincoln Mountain.
One of the patrollers sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital outside of the area for further care, according to resort officials. The other ski patroller was being evaluated for possible broken bones.
This comes after the mountain received more than five feet of snow in about 72 hours. The same system brought relentless winds, rain and hey snow to other parts of California.
Mammoth Mountain suspended all operations on Friday due to the high alanche danger.
According to the resort's website, the mountain is expected to get another 12 to 18 inches of snow on Friday, with wind gusts reaching about 55 mph.
Mammoth Mountain is California's highest lift-served resort, with a summit at 11,053 feet. It's nestled on the border of Yosemite National Park in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains.
Visit Mammoth describes Lincoln Peak as a volcanic dome northeast of Mammoth Mountain. It features alanche chutes on the northern face that are remnants of a 500-meter by 350-meter landslide, leing behind a horseshoe-shaped bowl.
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