LAKE TAHOE – Another avalanche was reported Thursday afternoon at Palisades Tahoe ski resort, a day after one person was killed and another was injured in a similar incident, officials said.
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No one was killed or injured in the most recent avalanche, ski resort spokesperson Patrick Lacey said in an email.
Thursday’s incident was reported around 12:30 p.m. near Wolverine Bowl on the Alpine side, Lacey said. The Summit Express chairlift and area were immediately closed.
“After searches were completed and it was confirmed that no guests or employees were involved, the area was cleared by ski patrol and the lift was reopened,” Lacey said.
Avalanche hazard mitigation work took place prior to the avalanche and before the ski area opened, Lacey said. It included firing shots from a 105mm howitzer and ski cutting through the area.
Point Reyes and Truckee area resident Kenneth Kidd, 66, was killed around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday after an avalanche hit an expert skiing and snowboarding area beneath the KT-22 chairlift. The avalanche was estimated to be 150 feet wide and 10 feet deep.
A second person was injured in the incident, which happened half an hour after the area opened for the season.
Kidd and the injured person were ski resort guests.
Palisades Tahoe sits on the western side of Lake Tahoe, about 40 miles from Reno, Nevada. The ski resort was host site for the 1960 Winter Olympics and its trails have long served as a proving ground for some of the nation’s finest winter athletes.
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