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Authorities say 6 backcountry skiers found alive, 10 are missing after Northern California avalanche
- In the Castle Peak area, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office reported multiple backcountry skiers missing after an avalanche on Tuesday, prompting a search.
- Sierra Avalanche Center warnings said heavy snowfall, including up to 40 inches at Soda Springs near Castle Peak since Monday, increased avalanche danger amid a powerful winter storm.
- The search-and-rescue operation mobilized after the sheriff's office received a report of the avalanche around 11:30 a.m., deploying deputies, the Nevada County Sheriff's Search & Rescue team and allied agencies.
- Highway officials reported closures and chain controls disrupted travel, including Interstate 80 shut from Colfax to the Nevada state line, while about 3,500 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers in Calaveras County lost power.
- The avalanche warning remained in effect through 4 a.m. Wednesday, keeping danger high as forecasters warned parts of the Sierra could receive up to 8 feet of snow.
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An avalanche in Northern California on Tuesday buried a group of skiers who were skiing off-piste. Six survived, but ten are still missing, local authorities said, according to foreign news agencies.
A rescue operation is underway to find nine skiers taken by an avalanche near Castle Peak, California, despite an avalanche warning in effect A large rescue operation
Avalanche near Lake Tahoe leaves 9 missing after California winter storm
CASTLE PEAK, California (PIX11) -- A powerful winter storm battering California has triggered a massive avalanche near Lake Tahoe, leaving several people missing and prompting an ongoing search and rescue effort. Authorities say the avalanche happened in the Castle Peak area, northwest of Lake Tahoe. According to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, 15 people were [...]
Six skiers made it back after a cross-country ski trip in Nevada, but ten are still missing in the heavy snowstorm.
In the last 24 hours, 76 cm of snow has fallen in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where the chance of avalanches remains high, so rescue teams are moving slowly.
9 missing in California avalanche as whiteout conditions hamper rescue
A frantic search was under way on Wednesday for nine backcountry skiers missing after an avalanche in the mountains of California, where a huge storm has dumped heavy snow. Officials said a group of 15 people were caught up in the avalanche on Castle Peak in the Tahoe area late on Tuesday morning. Six skiers had been rescued “with varying injuries” on Tuesday evening, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said, though mountain rescue teams battling…
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