What triggered the avalanche last month near Lake Tahoe that killed nine skiers amid a fierce blizzard may forever remain a mystery, but the weight of accumulating snow or the group of skiers ...

The nine victims of the fatal avalanche, which occurred near Castle Peak in California on Feb. 17, 2026, were remembered with ...

Recovering from a 400-yard-long “soft slab” avalanche, the survivors would have had mere minutes to try to locate the others who had been buried, then frantically try to dig them out.

Blackbird Mountain Guides was the most prolific avalanche education provider in North America. Then one of its own trips ...

The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday released the names of the nine people who lost their lives in the Castle Peak avalanche.

The three backcountry ski guides who died in last week’s avalanche were Tahoe-area residents, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said.

Officials released new information Monday detailing the heroic efforts of three skiers who managed to save several of their companions after the fatal avalanche near Northern California’s ...

Significant, high elevation rain is expected, which, on top of existing snow, could cause avalanche activity, the weather service in Reno, Nevada said. Winds also cause unstable slabs and weak layers ...

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said the incidents were separate and unrelated, and the cause and manner of death ...

The skiers who died were six moms identified as Carrie Atkin, 46, of Soda Springs; Lizabeth Clabaugh, 52, of Boise, Idaho; Danielle Keatley, 44, of Soda Springs and Larkspur; Kate Morse, 45, of Soda ...

The body of the ninth missing skier was recovered on Saturday, Feb. 21, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office announced.

Crews recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed in the Castle Peak avalanche in California, authorities said Saturday. The remaining three of the nine victims have been ...