Two avalanches at SilverStar Mountain Resort on Wednesday haven香蕉视频直播檛 halted spring break festivities.
According to the Resort香蕉视频直播檚 communications and sponsorship manager Chantelle Deacon, the first avalanche happened at approximately noon on the backside of the mountain known as Putnam Creek, sending a man to the hospital by air ambulance.
The avalanche was caused by a rapid decrease in temperature, said Deacon.
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She explained a second, less severe avalanche struck the front of the mountain within hours of the first.
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The two incidents didn香蕉视频直播檛 halt any festivities planned for the weekend and the rest of spring break.
香蕉视频直播淓verything is running smoothly today. Our front side is still fully operational and going into the weekend for spring break our SEISMIC Festival starts Friday and lasts until March 31. It is going to be super busy and we have a lot of people coming out. All of our courses for the festival are on the front side of the mountain, so the back mountain being closed didn香蕉视频直播檛 affect any plans,香蕉视频直播� explained Deacon.
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A visiting skier, who has spent a few months on the mountain, said he was alarmed when hearing news about the avalanche but was confident in SilverStar香蕉视频直播檚 staff keeping guests safe.
香蕉视频直播淚 was very surprised to hear about the avalanche. I香蕉视频直播檝e been skiing at SilverStar for many years and have never seen anything like that, but I am confident the mountain does a good job at making sure we香蕉视频直播檙e all safe,香蕉视频直播� said Tom Walton.
There is no update on the man airlifted from the mountain and the Putnam Creek run remains closed until further notice.
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