Mammoth’s grim toll: Skier becomes fourth death of the season — as shocking details emerge

Source: New York Post

A skier was killed Thursday after attempting an expert run from the top of California’s 11,000-foot Mammoth Mountain, marking the fourth death at the resort this season. The unidentified thrill-seeker died on Dropout 2, a notorious trail that plunges about 1,200 vertical feet and ranks among the steepest in California, according to the Los Angeles Times. Thursday’s fatal plunge adds to the grim toll that includes a snowboarder on Climax Bowl in December, a skier caught in an avalanche on Cornice Bowl in January, and another who lost control on Devil’s Slide last month — all taking on Mammoth Mountain’s 3,100 vertical feet of steep, heart-pounding terrain.