Palisades Tahoe did not use explosives on day of deadly avalanche

A new report found that Palisades Tahoe did not use explosives the day of a deadly avalanche earlier this month.

Resort officials told the San Francisco Chronicle that they fired off explosives on Jan. 7 and 9, but not on Jan. 10, the day of the avalanche.

In a statement from Palisades Tahoe official said charges are not used every single day on their mountain. 

"Our patrol team did standard avalanche mitigation the morning of in the form of ski cutting. Ski cutting is a technique used in snow safety and avalanche control. It involves a skier traversing a slope with the goal of triggering a potential avalanche in a controlled manner before it becomes a threat," Palisades Tahoe said. "The skier uses the weight and movement of their skis to test the stability of the snowpack on a slope. This technique is often employed by avalanche professionals, ski patrollers, or backcountry enthusiasts to assess and mitigate the risk of avalanches in areas with unstable snow conditions."

The avalanche killed 66-year-old Kenneth Kidd and trapped others.

Kidd was a husband and had three siblings. He was a 1975 graduate of Redwood High School in Larkspur, who lived part-time in Point Reyes Station and Truckee.

The Placer County Sheriff's office said Kidd died from suffocation as a result of being trapped in the snow.

One day after the deadly avalanche, a second slide occurred. Officials said no one was injured. 

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Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated there were two avalanches on the morning of Kidd's death.