Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team of forecasters for the Sierra Avalanche Center provide daily avalanche advisories based on their field observations ...
When the weather is warm, the potential for larger wet slab avalanches increases. As the water drains, a weak layer of snow ...
An avalanche Tuesday near Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe area swept away 15 backcountry skiers and guides, killing nine, The Sacramento Bee reported. Six were rescued. A search continues for one ...
At least eight backcountry skiers are dead after a group of 15 were swept away by an avalanche Tuesday near Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe area, The Sacramento Bee reported. Six were rescued and the ...
The conditions that drove the deadliest avalanche in California's modern history began to emerge days in advance, as a blizzard brewed after an unusually dry January in the Sierra Nevada. Citing rapid ...