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    Avalanches are rarely a danger at US ski resorts. Palisades Tahoe slide was a deadly exception

    by Summer Lin and Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times Jan 11, 2024 5 minutes
    Skiers glide down a slope at Palisades Tahoe on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

    High in the mountains above Lake Tahoe, skiers and snowboarders lined up Wednesday morning to be among the first of the season to ride a chairlift serving some of North America’s most iconic expert terrain. A weekend storm had dumped much-needed snow on the upper mountain at Palisades Tahoe, and more was on the way.

    Within half an hour of the lift’s opening, disaster struck.

    In the newly opened terrain on the peak known as KT-22, an avalanche swept up at least four resort guests around 9:30 a.m. Kenneth Kidd, 66, was killed, and another person who was buried by the avalanche suffered a minor leg injury. Two others were caught in the slide but were rescued by civilians.

    Avalanche experts knew the danger Wednesday would be considerable, given the powerful winter storm and strong winds

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