Ski rescue on Mount Shasta after skier injures leg

Ski rescue on Mount Shasta after skier injures leg

The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office is reminding the public to stay safe on the slopes after a Search and Rescue operation last week involving an injured skier.

Dad Saves 4-Year-Old Daughter From Collision With Out of Control Snowboarder

A retired private jet pilot was enjoying a day on the slopes at Courchevel Ski Resort in the French Alps with his 4-year-old daughter Maya when a snowboarder lost control and smashed into him. In an amazing stroke of luck, his daughter was below him as the snowboarder careened towards them from 50 meters uphill on the steep black diamond piste. The dad screamed and braced for impact as the man slid into his ankles and took him out. Thankfully th…

Solo Skier Saved After Sustaining Serious Injury on 14,179' Mount Shasta, CA - SnowBrains

Crews were mobilized to rescue the injured skier. | Photo: Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office On Friday, March 7, at 6:17 p.m., the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Team received a call from a skier who injured his leg in a skiing accident at approximately 10,000 feet on Mount Shasta, California. The reporting party, a 39-year-old male, was an experienced backcountry skier from Canada and had spent the prior two days summiting and explori…