An avalanche that barreled down a California ski resort Wednesday near Lake Tahoe, killing one and injuring three others, reminded winter recreationists across the country the dangers of snow sports.

Wind gusts topped 100 mph on the peaks around Lake Tahoe on Tuesday as a powerful storm moving in could dump as much as 2 feet of snow at high elevations by Thursday. The avalanche happened as a ...

RENO, Nev. — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring another, as a major storm with snow ...

Plehn, then 33, was promoted from a ski patrolling role to a chief avalanche forecaster at the resort, located on the California side of Lake Tahoe. He played a pivotal part in developing the ...

A skier and South Lake Tahoe local was killed by an avalanche in the backcountry on Monday, February 17, 2025, according to local news reports. Around 4:00 p.m. Monday, El Dorado County Central ...

The U.S. Forest Service issued an avalanche warning for the central Sierra throughout the Tahoe and El Dorado National Forests through Monday morning. Ski areas and highways were exempt “where ...

Read more on our AI policy here. On Monday at 6:15 a.m. the NWS Reno NV reported an avalanche warning in effect until Tuesday at 4 a.m. for Lake Tahoe. The NWS says to be ready for, "The avalanche ...

The skier was later found dead by friends in an avalanche area about 114 miles northeast of Stockton Dangerous snow conditions caused the recovery to be delayed until Tuesday morning. At 5 p.m ...

An avalanche watch was reported by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 8:27 a.m. in effect until Thursday at 5 a.m. for Greater Lake Tahoe area. According to the NWS Reno NV ...

A skier and South Lake Tahoe local was killed by an avalanche in the backcountry on Monday, February 17, 2025, according to local news reports. Around 4:00 p.m. Monday, El Dorado County Central ...