Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake ...

Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California, officials said.

Every winter, the area of California's Sierra Nevada where the avalanche occurred receives an average of 411.5 inches of snow annually, making it one of the snowiest places in the western hemisphere, ...

The skiers went missing on Feb. 17 after the avalanche swept through the Castle Peak area, northwest of Lake Tahoe, at about ...

By Jenna Greene, Fred Greaves and Rich McKay TRUCKEE, California, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Eight backcountry skiers were confirmed ...

Heavy rainfall could lead to rock and mud slides, with rainfall rates of .5 to .75 inches in 15 minutes expected.

A significant rescue effort is underway near Truckee, California, after a group of 16 skiers reportedly encountered an avalanche.

"It's important to know this is an ongoing incident," Sheriff Shannan Moon said in announcing that nine from backcountry party were presumed dead.

The accident is one of the deadliest in recent memory.

At least six people in the U.S. have died in avalanches this season as of Wednesday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. That includes two in California: the snowmobiler who was ...