Gary Murphy looks out over the Alpine Meadows Mountain from his office building, he is the Avalanche Forecaster for the mountain. He's been at the resort for 35 years. Gary Murphy is avalance control expert at Alpine Meadows ski resort. Amid fresh snowfall and a coming storm, Murphy is a busy man, t

Gary Murphy looks out over the Alpine Meadows Mountain from his office building, he is the Avalanche Forecaster for the mountain. He's been at the resort for 35 years. Gary Murphy is avalance control expert at Alpine Meadows ski resort. Amid fresh snowfall and a coming storm, Murphy is a busy man, t

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Gary Murphy looks out over the Alpine Meadows Mountain from his office building, he is the Avalanche Forecaster for the mountain. He's been at the resort for 35 years. Gary Murphy is avalance control expert at Alpine Meadows ski resort. Amid fresh snowfall and a coming storm, Murphy is a busy man, trying to keep skiers safe. Three people died in Southern California over the weekend, and the new snow sparked an elevated avalanche warning level to ''considerable,'' with some areas at ''high.'' Murphy has the most complete avalanche database for the region and is considered the leading expert on the subject in the area. PIcture taken January 29, 2008. Sacramento Bee Bryan Patrick (Credit Image: © Sacramento Bee/ZUMA Press)