Jeremy Jones Instagram – Yesterday was a heavy day at @palisadestahoe. In an instant we went from the highest of highs to lowest of lows. My favorite lift in the world just opened and there was no line and the riding was epic. Of the few 100 people, I knew most of them. I was with my kid and life couldn’t be better as we slashed, bashed and laughed our back to an empty lift line. On our second run we took a similar line. Half way down I went left around a terrain feature and @cassjonessnow went right toward our first run tracks to rebate an air. When I got to the bottom he was not there even though he was in front of me. 10 seconds later I hear, “there was an avalanche, lift is closed.” Nervously I called Cass concerned but not panicked considering I last saw him at the bottom of our line. He didn’t answer but instantly called back. He rode up to the avi as it was happening and was the first one on the scene. “There was an avi, I am helping a guy out who is hurt,” he says. He stabilized the guy, gave him his gloves and jacket until patrol came and then helped probe. Overcome with relief but still sick over reports on two people buried I helplessly waited to see if I could be of service. Miraculously one person was saved by a heroic effort by Tom Day and others who went to the last seen point of the buried snowboarder, got a probe strike and dug him out after a few minutes unharmed. Devastatingly the other buried person perished. Incredibly sobering that our first run tracks were buried by a couple feet of avi debris. My heart bleeds for the friends and family of the deceased. Gratitude to the community effort on the rescue. 2nd 📷 @a_dansky KT-22