Skier dies on expert run at Mammoth -- as horrified witnesses watch from chair lift
A skier died at Mammoth Mountain on Thursday following a fatal accident in full view of other skiers riding a nearby lift. It was the fourth death at the resort this season.
The skier, who has not been identified, was attempting a run called Dropout 2 — among the steepest marked trails in California — which descends from the summit ridge of the 11,000-foot mountain. The run falls about 1,200 vertical feet below a slow, three-person lift that ferries expert skiers to some of Mammoth’s most adventurous terrain.
The man fell hard enough to pop out of his skis in the steep, icy moguls near the top of the run before sliding headfirst for hundreds of yards, apparently unable to stop himself, according to witnesses who posted on Reddit.
“He then slid while unconscious about another 150 yards down the trail leaving blood ... the entire way while the person he was skiing with was crying out and trying to catch up to jump on him to stop the slide,” one Reddit user wrote.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-06/skier-dies-on-expert-run-at-mammoth-as-horrified-witnesses-watch-from-chair-lift
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Years ago I was foolish enough to attempt* to do a run similar to this on the top of Jackson Hole, WY
(Corbet's Couloir run)... I had such a bad feeling going up the ski lift to that run that I opted out, feeling horrible for deserting my male friend who did successfully complete it, but with several falls--one which could have been serious. While we used to do moguls together and I improved dramatically in my skills that year, I had no business on that run, so my "inner voice" likely saved me. He was considerably better than me, but still had great difficulty.
So, listen to your more rational inner voice, I'd say. 