Two mountain avalanches in Wrightwood, California resulted in the death of one skier Friday, while two others were rescued and taken to the hospital, a spokesperson of the San Bernardino County Fire Department said.

The 23-year-old skier was identified as an employee of the Mountain High ski area, named Michael McKay, Tim Wessel, a division chief for the San Bernardino County Fire Department said, according  to the Los Angeles Times. He was rescued from the snow, but he died at about 4:30 p.m. at the Desert Valley Medical  Center.

"He was trapped in the initial avalanche. Two of the people walked, but the man was still trapped and it took L.A. county search and rescue and ski patrol to find him. It took about an hour and a half to get him out," Wessel was quoted by The Times.

According to San Bernardino County fire officials, McKay was skiing with two friends who have not yet been located. Another skier was found by the searchers in a second avalanche late Friday, taken to the hospital and listed in critical condition. He has not been identified.

At least four avalanches were reported in the last 10 hours, a spokesperson for Mountain High Resort said, according to the MSNBC. Two of them were reported on a mountain road and two in a canyon area.

Wessel said the avalanches were due to "the amount of snow that has fallen over the past several days."

According to the National Weather Service meteorologist Richard Thompson, up to 8 inches of rain would fall in the hills outside Los Angeles starting Saturday evening. He also added that the area ski resorts could be pounded by as much as 3 feet of powder.

"There's going to be very significant impacts. Debris and mud-flows will be a great concern," Thompson said.