Backcountry skier rescued near Mt. Rose

By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal

An injured backcountry skier was rescued near the Mt. Rose summit on Saturday evening, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office reported. 

Just before 5:30pm, the sheriff’s office dispatched its Raven helicopter crew and search and rescue team to assist the North Lake Tahoe Fire Department in retrieving the a woman with a leg injury. 

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