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Avalanche — Mono, California

December 26, 2025 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Mono

Event narrative (NOAA)

Two ski patrollers working avalanche mitigation on Lincoln Mountain at the Mammoth Mountain ski resort were injured and transported to hospitals due to an avalanche. One of the ski patrollers died on Sunday Dec. 28 after being seriously injured in the avalanche from Friday Dec. 26.||A second avalanche occurred in the county on 12/27, reported around 1130 am, above Latopie Lake, 3 S of Sonora Pass. This was triggered by a snow-mobile with two people caught in the large avalanche, one was buried and injured, the other walked away. He was rescued by the Mono Co SAR team, which is how we received the report.

Other notable avalanche events in California

Greater Lake Tahoe Area · February 15, 20269 killedLos Angeles County Mountains Excluding The Santa Monica Range · January 25, 20083 killedEastern Sierra Slopes Of Inyo County · April 26, 20112 killedGreater Lake Tahoe Area · December 25, 20081 killedGreater Lake Tahoe Area · March 3, 20091 killedMono · February 1, 20061 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Avalanche — Mono, California, December 26, 2025 | DisasterAtlasUSA