US EditionEight skiers found dead after California avalanche, with one still missing, Sheriff confirms
A powerful winter storm caused a high avalanche risk that buried a guided ski tour, resulting in eight deaths and one missing, marking the deadliest U.S. avalanche since 1981.
- On Tuesday, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said eight skiers died and one is missing after an avalanche around 11:30 a.m. in the Castle Peak area near Truckee.
- The Sierra Avalanche Center reported the slide measured D2.5 on a north-facing slope at about 8,200 feet as forecasters cited rapid snowfall, weak layers and gale-force winds under a high-danger avalanche warning.
- The guided group had been staying at the Frog Lake huts since Sunday, and responders used snowcats to travel about two miles then skied in, aided by emergency SOS messages and beacons.
- Officials said they have transitioned to a recovery mission and notified families of the victims, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon confirmed, adding that one deceased is a spouse of a Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue member and recovery depends on weather.
- Officials noted the incident is the deadliest since 1981 and avalanche warnings and National Weather Service winter storm alerts remain active while U.S. annual avalanche deaths total 25 to 30.
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Officials probe negligence over US avalanche deaths
Investigators are working to determine if criminal negligence played a role in the avalanche that killed at least eight people on a guided backcountry ski trip in California, but emphasised it is too early to determine if any charges would be warranted, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office said.
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Bodies of 8 killed in California avalanche cannot be recovered Thursday due to extreme weather
The bodies of eight backcountry skiers who died in the largest avalanche in California history Tuesday will not be recovered Thursday due to hazardous weather conditions, officials said. Recovery operations to extract the group off the mountains are expected to continue into the weekend, according to a social media post from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. One additional skier is missing but presumed deceased. The nine people were among a gr…
Bodies of eight killed in Tahoe avalanche cannot be recovered Thursday due to extreme weather
The bodies of eight backcountry skiers who died in the largest avalanche in state history Tuesday will not be recovered Thursday due to hazardous weather conditions, officials said. Recovery operations to extract the group off the mountains are expected to continue into the weekend, according to a social media post from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. One additional skier is missing but presumed deceased. The nine people were among a group o…
At least 8 dead in California’s deadliest avalanche
What happenedEight people were killed in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday and one person is missing and presumed dead, California authorities said Wednesday. The other six people on the three-day backcountry skiing trek in the Sierra Nevada mountains were rescued alive, including one of the four guides. The avalanche, near Castle Peak, was the deadliest in modern California history and the worst in the U.S. since 11 climbers were killed o…
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