Avalanche hits Mammoth Lakes, California

CALABASAS, Calif. - March 3, 2018 - PRLog -- BREAKING NEWS - A major avalanche at Mammoth Mountain just occurred (1030 hours) per Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol. LAKEVIEW & CANYON BLVD will be OPEN to public traffic but please avoid the area to allow first responders to access the area. Responders are staging at the Canyon Lodge parking lot. Search and rescue teams have been dispatched.

Three individuals were partially buried in the avalanche and were able to free themselves.

Lift operations at Mammoth will be halted for the remainder of the day to focus full efforts on the site.

More info will be posted as it becomes available.

Update 1300 hours: Traffic is flowing from Minaret all the way down to Old Mammoth Road. Turning onto or from Main, Forest, etc is not allowed to keep things moving quickly.

PLEASE if you are missing a relative or friend or are having trouble reaching someone please call the Mountain Emergency line 760-934-0611 or contact Mammoth Mountain Security 760-914-0400

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