A skier died Thursday after a catastrophic fall on one of Mammoth Mountain’s steepest expert runs, with the accident unfolding in full view of stunned onlookers riding a nearby chairlift. The incident marks the fourth death at the popular California ski resort this season.
The unidentified skier was attempting Dropout 2, a notorious double-black-diamond trail that plunges nearly 1,200 vertical feet from the 11,000-foot summit ridge.
