Scott Lapp, 16, killed after colliding with and seriously injuring other teen skier at Palisades Tahoe ski resort, California
Northern California teen dies in Tahoe ski accident
Lapp and the other teen ran into one another on the Yellow Trail on the Alpine Meadows side of Palisades Tahoe at about 2 p.m., the ski resort told SFGATE in a statement. Lapp was a member of the Palisades Tahoe Big Mountain Competition Team.
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