Ski patroller suffers injury while working avalanche control at popular Lake Tahoe resort
Amid the most overnight snowfall of the 2024-25 ski season, a ski patroller was injured at Palisades Tahoe early Thursday, according to a ski resort official.
The patroller suffered a leg injury while en route to performing avalanche mitigation along the KT-22 terrain, Palisades spokesperson Patrick Lacey confirmed what was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.
“Our team responded immediately, and the patroller was transported for further medical care,” Lacey said in an email. “Our thoughts are with our injured team member for a speedy recovery.”
The incident occurred amid a winter storm and avalanche warning for the region from the National Weather Service.
Avalanches have been prevalent at Palisades over the past 14 months. A 66-year-old man died and three others were hurt in an avalanche at Palisades in January 2024 before another happened a day later on the Alpine Meadows side of the resort, though there were no reported injuries. Just over a month later, two smaller avalanches occurred but no one was harmed.
Palisades wrote on its website Thursday that the resort received 22 inches of overnight snowfall marking the most since the season’s opening in November. More snow was expected throughout the day and into the weekend with 3 to 7 inches of snowfall expected by Friday, according to forecasters.
This story was originally published March 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM.
CORRECTION: The story has been updated to reflect that the ski patroller was injured en route to performing avalanche control.
