Margaret Moran
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November 16, 2012
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Alpine Meadows instructor dies in skiing accident

TAHOE CITY — Alpine Meadows Ski Resort is mourning the loss of one its own. Annalise Kjolhede, 24, a ski instructor with the resort’s Kids Ski School, died Tuesday evening, following a skiing accident at Alpine Nov. 10, a resort spokesperson said. Kjolhede suffered serious head and neck injuries after falling and hitting a submerged rock near Wolverine Bowl while skiing with friends that day, the spokesperson said. She was wearing a helmet. Despite the resort not being open for the season, Alpine Meadows ski patrol members, along with local fire crews,  were on site that day for preseason training …

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