Avalanche injures two ski patrollers at Mammoth Mountain

Two members of a ski patrol team were injured Friday in an avalanche at Mammoth Mountain.

In a post on Instagram, the ski area in the Sierra Nevada mountain range said Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol was conducting avalanche mitigation work at about 7:30 a.m. when a slide occurred on Lincoln Mountain at the. Two patrollers caught in the avalanche were hospitalized.

One was in serious condition.

The ski area will be closed Friday.

NBCLA has reached out to Mammoth Mountain for an update.

More than 5 feet of snow have been reported at Mammoth Mountain since Tuesday when a powerful winter storm swept into California.