Cole Murphy and another ski patroller were both caught in the slide while performing “avalanche mitigation work”
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- A 30-year-old ski patroller has died after he was critically injured in an avalanche in California on Dec. 26
- Another ski patroller was also injured in the crush of snow in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range
- At the time, the pair was conducting “avalanche mitigation work,” the ski resort said
A 30-year-old ski patroller has died after he was critically injured in an avalanche in California the day after Christmas.
On Sunday, Dec. 28, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area announced that ski patroller Cole Murphy died after he was caught in a crush of snow in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range just three days before.
The organization described Murphy as “an experienced patroller with a deep passion for the mountains and love for his career.”…