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A 30-year-old ski patroller in California died the day after Christmas when he was caught in an avalanche, resort officials said. The Mammoth Mountain Ski Area released a statement Sunday that Cole ...

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Friends, family, and coworkers are mourning the loss of Cole Murphy, a ski patroller remembered as someone who loved the mountains and the people he served. Mammoth Mountain ...

A 30-year-old ski patroller who "felt most alive" in the mountains has been killed in an avalanche at Mammoth Mountain resort in central California after more than 5 feet of snow fell in three days.

(FOX40.COM) — Mammoth Mountain officials announced that one of the two Ski Patrollers who was critically injured and hospitalized on Friday has died from his injuries. Resort officials have identified ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Updated at 10:02 a.m. on Jan. 4 to include additional statements from the Telluride ski patrol. Telluride Ski Resort is planning to reopen on Monday, Jan. 5, ...

Cole Murphy and another ski patroller were both caught in the slide while performing "avalanche mitigation work" A 30-year-old ski patroller has died after he was critically injured in an avalanche in ...

A Mammoth Mountain ski patroller has died after he was caught in an avalanche while doing mitigation work on Friday, the resort said. At about 7:30 a.m., before skiing opened, Mammoth Mountain said ...

TELLURIDE, Colo. — A strike by Telluride ski patrollers is approaching its one-week mark, and with no end in sight local businesses are facing significant losses. The resort closed on Dec. 27 after ...

This is a breaking news story and will be updated. An avalanche injured two ski patrollers Dec. 26 at Mammoth Mountain, prompting the Sierra Nevada resort to close for the remainder of the day. The ...