Two Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol Staff Caught in Avalanche on Lincoln Mountain

February 14, 2025 – 2PM:

At approximately 11:30am today, two Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol staff were caught in an avalanche on Lincoln Mountain. The slide occurred during avalanche mitigation work, following a significant Sierra snowstorm, where approximately 6 feet of snow fell in the last 36 hours.

One individual has been extracted from the scene and is responsive, the other patroller was transported to Mammoth Hospital with serious injuries.

The area was closed to the public at the time of the incident.

The entire mountain and lift operations were closed at 12:00pm for the day.

— Mammoth Mountain

News Staff