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Skier needs preparation, skill, luck during mountain rescue

Salt Lake Tribune | March 31, 2019

Related Topics: Lake Tahoe, Kings Beach, mountain rescue, Jobs Peak, preparation

When he's skiing the Lake Tahoe area backcountry, the 44-year-old firefighter from Kings Beach, California, strives to make every line meaningful.

But not every line is beautiful, as Zanto learned when an avalanche on Jobs Peak turned his partner's ski line into an ugly smear across the snow.

In this March 14, 2019 photo, skier Aaron Zanto, 44, a firefighter of Kings Beach, Calif., recalls a ski trip on Jobs Peak that ended with a helicopter rescue in Douglas County, Nev. It took every ounce of Zanto's medical skill and a few strokes of luck to survive an avalanche on Feb. 12 on the flanks of Jobs Peak while skiing the Tahoe area backcountry. Zanto tells the Reno Gazette Journal he gained a greater appreciation for the tools and knowledge anyone who skis, hikes or rides should take with them into the backcountry. (Benjamin Spillman/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
In this March 14, 2019 photo, skier Aaron Zanto, 44, a firefighter of Kings Beach, Calif., recalls a ski trip on Jobs Peak that ended with a helicopter rescue in Douglas County, Nev. It took every ounce of Zanto's medical skill and a few strokes of luck to survive an avalanche on Feb.
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