The California skiing community is in mourning this weekend, after a beloved skier who helped shape a Northern California resort, passed away suddenly during a backcountry run.
Bernie Rosow — aMammoth Mountain skierand snowcat operator — passed away Thursday morning, during a hike up Bloody Mountain in the Sierra Nevada range, near the town of Mammoth Lakes.
He was hiking up the mountain with friends, when he suddenly collapsed around 9:30 a.m., according to one of the friends he was with, Christian Pondella (viaSF Gate).
“Everything was normal, just a typical day. Just out of the blue he said, ‘My back hurts, it hurts between my shoulders,’” Pondella told the outlet.
Pondella said that he sat down and stopped responding to questions, adding, “it happened so quick. Two minutes before that he was having normal conversations.”
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A search and rescue helicopter was called and arrived on the scene, but they were not able to revive him. His partner, Amber Feld, said they believe hehad a heart incident.
“We are absolutely devastated. Bernie was his eight-year-old son Alexander’s favorite person in the entire world,” Feld told the outlet.
She also shared the news on her Instagram, along with a photo of her, Rosow and their son Alexander.
“We lost Bernie yesterday. Alexander‘s favorite person in the whole world, and my love. He was out doing what he loves to do hiking with friends up Bloody Mountain to ski down,” she began.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
