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Avalanche in Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
Avalanche March 3, 2009 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
A ski patrolman was partially buried in an avalanche at Squaw Valley Ski Resort while he was working avalanche controls. He was dug out of the avalanche by another member of the ski patrol. He was transferred to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno but later died from his injuries.
The wider storm
A powerful winter storm moved through the northern and central Sierra Nevada and western Nevada.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 160203. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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