Avalanche fatality at Baldy

[asabat]

One dead, one injured in an avalanche near Wrightwood, north of Baldy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_ ... a_storm_23

Per that article, "An avalanche advisory was issued for the ski area at nearby Mount Baldy, a 10,000-foot peak about 40 miles east of Los Angeles, and the lifts there were closed, Angeles National Forest spokesman Stanton Florea said."

[Cy Kaicener]

Here is a report about the skiers from the LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... 7818.story
I WONDER IF THE DROUGHT IS OVER YET?

[AlanK]

Avalanche safety article -- LA Times 1-27-08