OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. \u2014 A young skier was airlifted to a hospital Saturday after being struck by a snowmobile at Palisades Tahoe resort. The incident occurred around noon near the Big Blue lift, a popular area for beginner skiers and snowboarders.<\/p>\n
The child, approximately 5 years old, is a member of the resort’s Mighty Mites ski team, which includes children aged 5 to 9. While skiing, the child was hit by a snowmobile operated by resort staff. Witnesses reported that the child was dragged by the snowmobile before it stopped.<\/p>\n
Ski Patrol responded immediately, and the child was airlifted to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno for treatment of a leg injury. The resort has been in contact with the child’s family and is offering support.<\/p>\n
The collision occurred in a heavily trafficked area where the Big Blue run intersects with several other ski routes, leading to congestion, especially during busy weekends.<\/p>\n
An investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing. The resort has assured that the child is expected to recover.<\/p>\n
This incident follows a recent fatality at the resort last month, where a 62-year-old skier died after crashing into a tree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Big Blue services beginner terrain and is heavily populated with children and novice skiers. A snowmobile operating in that area should have exercised extreme caution. This incident raises serious safety concerns about resort protocols for vehicle use in high-traffic areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"Young Skier Struck by Resort Snowmobile, Airlifted to Hospital with Leg Injuries","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"7","parallax":"1","layout":"no-sidebar-narrow","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"float","share_float_style":"share-normal","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n