Rescue officials in Vermont say a TikTok trend is partly to blame for a spike in lost skiers making dangerous decisions that get them stuck in backcountry terrain.

The trend involves videos of “whooping skiers in knee-deep powder” luring unsuspecting skiers into difficult terrain on Mount Mansfield in Stowe, Vermont, Stowe Mountain Rescue said in a Facebook post . Due to an unreliable snow pack, the backcountry area can quickly become dangerous for inexperienced skiers.

The Mount Mansfield Ski Patrol, the oldest operating ski patrol in the United States, has been bombarded with “unprecedented numbers” of skiers who have found themselves lost after wandering into backcountry terrain accessible from the nearby von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort . Stowe Mountain Rescue has been helpi

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