Posted on 12/31/2021 3:24:24 PM PST by BenLurkin
Angelotta, 43, worked at a ski shop at the Northstar California Resort and told friends he was going skiing before meeting them for Christmas dinner, the Sheriff’s Office said.
His ski pass was last used Saturday morning on a lift.
Over six days, 220 people from 17 agencies and rescue organizations searched for him using skiers, snowmobiles and a helicopter, the Sheriff’s Office said.
“The search conditions included high winds, whiteout conditions, overnight temperatures in the teens and over seven feet of new snow since the beginning of the search,” the agency said.
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He’ll end up like green boots guy on Everest, frozen completely solid. Sad.
Why should they issue them. Smart backcountry people buy their own.
It seems it’s not the backcountry people that get lost.
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