One of the victims from the Feb. 17 tragedy has been identified by a school district as the mother of two elementary students in Marin County
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- Eight skiers have died and one remains missing, but is presumed dead, following the Feb. 17 avalanche near Lake Tahoe
- An email sent by the Kentfield School District stated that one of the victims was the mother of two Marin County, Calif., elementary students, and she was later identified as Kate Vitt
- The mayor of Mill Valley also told The New York Times that one of the victims was a resident in his city
Kate Vitt, a radio executive and the mother of two children, has been identified as one of the victims who died in the avalanche near Lake Tahoe.
Vitt lived with her husband, Geoff, and two children in Marin County near San Francisco, and worked as a vice president of product operations and customer success at SiriusXM until 2025. She previously worked for the music streaming app Pandora, according to The New York Times.
“They were all mothers, wives and friends, all of whom connected through the love of the outdoors,” the families of Vitt and five other women who died in the avalanche told The Times. “They were passionate, skilled skiers who cherished time together in the mountains.”
An email sent by the Kentfield School District and obtained by SFGATE stated that one of the victims was the mother of two Marin County, Calif., elementary students. The school district’s message said that the victim’s family “is a cherished part of our community,” while adding that the two boys are with their dad as they “navigate this profound loss.”…