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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At least eight people have died after an avalanche struck a guided backcountry skiing group in Northern California, and one person remains missing, according to officials. Six others survived and were rescued from the remote mountain area. The avalanche occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Castle Peak area of Nevada County, located in the Tahoe National Forest northwest of Lake Tahoe. Sheriff Shannan Moon said the group was on the last da…
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