Avalanche slams into Olympic Valley apartment building; No injuries reported

Avalanche in Olympic Valley forces evacuations of Tahoe-area apartment building

The avalanche was 200 yards wide and 25 feet deep, engulfing the bottom two stories of the four-story building.

Avalanche Buries Tahoe Apartment Building, Several Areas Evacuated Over Avalanche Risk

The first two floors of this three-story apartment building near Palisades Tahoe were completely engulfed by an avalanche Tuesday night, and while everyone inside was rescued, avalanche orders remain in effect in parts of the Lake Tahoe area.We mentioned earlier today that hundreds of drivers are stranded in the snow in Interstate 80 near Lake Tahoe, as heavy snow continues to pummel the high-altitude California-Nevada border. One of those high-…

Avalanche buries three-storey apartment block in California storm

An avalanche buried a three-story high apartment block in Placer County, northwest of Tahoe, on Tuesday evening (28 February). All residents were able to evacuate the Olympic Valley building and sustained no injuries, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. The snowfall surrounding the apartment measured 200 yards wide and 25ft deep. It comes as California is experiencing an “historic” amount of snowfall, as described by the National We…

Avalanche buries Olympic Valley apartment complex

Nobody was injured in an avalanche that buried an Olympic Valley apartment complex.

Avalanche slams into occupied three-story apartment building in Olympic Valley

Tons of snow roared into an occupied three-story apartment building in Olympic Valley near the Palisades Tahoe ski resort Tuesday evening, forcing evacuations of nearby dwellings.

Avalanche slams into Olympic Valley apartment building; No injuries reported

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — The week-long series of snowstorms that has dropped multiple feet this week led to an avalanche Tuesday evening that struck an occupied apartment building in Olympic Valley. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said that, “Fortunately, all occupants were uninjured and able to evacuate the building with help from fire crews.”  The avalanche happened at about 7 p.m. and was approximately 200 yards wide and 25 feet deep and e…