Two people were trapped, one seriously injured in an avalanche at Mammoth Mountain Friday morning during mitigation work following the powerful snowstorm.

The ski patroller was hospitalized with serious injuries. The incident closed the mountain and lift operations for the day.

A post from the resort's Facebook page said the two Mammoth Mountain ski patrollers were on Lincoln Mountain around 11:30 a.m ...

Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort announced Friday that two patrol staff were caught in an avalanche on Lincoln Mountain. The event occurred during avalanche mitigation work, following the significant ...

Mammoth Mountain officials said the slide occurred during avalanche mitigation work following a significant Sierra Nevada snowstorm, during which about six feet of snow fell in 36 hours.