The search for a skier missing since Christmas Day amid whiteout conditions at a Northern California ski resort continued Monday.
Dozens of flights were scrapped Monday at LAX and hundreds were canceled nationally after a weekend of holiday travel woes.The search was called off Sunday evening but restarted about 8 a.m. Monday, although conditions continued to make search efforts dangerous, said Angela Musallam, public information officer for the sheriff’s office.
“It’s still bad,” she said. Searchers are “combing through 6 feet of snow and it’s extremely cold. Visibility is low.” The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the region until 1 a.m. Tuesday, with heavy snow and winds between 10 mph and 20 mph expected. Temperatures will remain below freezing until Thursday.
Musallam said the conditions, including downed trees and power lines, were preventing other search and rescue personnel from reaching the search area.The sheriff’s office said Angelotta moved to Truckee from Colorado in October and was working at a ski shop at the Northstar resort. Angelotta made a phone call at 11:25 a.m. Saturday and scanned his ski pass about 11:30 a.m., authorities said. There was no further activity on his phone or ski pass, officials said, and Angelotta’s vehicle was found in the Northstar parking lot.
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