Third Death Over Weekend In Lake Tahoe Area-News

Updated On: 22 Jan 2020

An employee of a ski resort on the California-Nevada border and become the third person to die in snow-related accidents in the Lake Tahoe area over the weekend. He died on Saturday after found unconscious in the Mott Canyon area of the Heavenly Ski Resort. It was announced on Monday that 36-year-old Christopher John Nicholson of South Lake Tahoe, Calif. was airlifted to Carson Valley Medical Center after he was found unconscious. He was pronounced dead at Medical Center. Resort Officials said that Nicholson was on an expert trail when a “serious incident” took place. The cause of death is carried on by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Washoe County Coroner’s Office.