"The two deaths are not connected, and there is no known relationship between the two individuals who died. Information has not yet been released by sheriff's officials on what caused the deaths or the circumstances surrounding them. But a resort spokesperson told South Tahoe Now that one incident involved the death of a 33-year-old man while skiing on an intermediate trail, and another was a medical emergency involving a 58-year-old man."
"Six were close friends who had together planned the backcountry ski trip. The other three victims were hired guides who led the expedition. Six others in the group survived. The avalanche occurred as the group of 15 was trying to leave the remote Frog Lake huts in a blizzard beneath avalanche-prone slopes. The tragedy spurred questions among rescuers, other professional ski guides and on social media about why the group had taken the trip despite forecasters warning of a dangerous storm."
Two people died Friday in separate fatal ski incidents at Heavenly resort's Boulder Lodge, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said. Ski Patrol and Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District paramedics attempted life-saving measures, but both were pronounced dead at the scene. One death involved a 33-year-old man skiing on an intermediate trail; the other involved a 58-year-old man who suffered a medical emergency. Names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin and the incidents are under investigation. Last week nine people died in a Castle Peak avalanche; six were friends and three were hired guides. Six others from that group survived.
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