Two people have died this year in separate skiing incidents at Granite Peak, prompting questions from community members about safety at the hill.

Earlier this month, the resort saw a separate deadly crash. A 26-year-old Los Angeles man, Nicholas Kenworthy, died Feb. 6 after an incident on the Martis Trail, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. That death and this week's fatality have underscored the risks of advanced runs and deep-snow conditions.

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Channing Tatum__]( often performs his own stunts, but a recent skiing accident while promoting his latest films went a bit too far — landing him in surgery for a shoulder injury. The black-and-white image shows him lying on the bed,