A skier was rescued by authorities after spending 45 minutes hanging from a tree well in Sugarloaf, according to reports from News Center Maine.
Sugarloaf's ski patrol posted pictures of them digging the man out of the tree well, a pocket of airy snow around a tree that can look like packed snow nearby,The skier had just started his run on a double black
diamond course when he fell head-first into the hole.that what happened to the skier is rare on the East Coast and encouraged people on the slopes to ski with a buddy and keep a charged cellphone in case they need help.
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