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California’s Deadliest Avalanche Turned on One Choice
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California’s Deadliest Avalanche Turned on One Choice
A powerful February storm triggered California’s deadliest avalanche in modern history, killing nine of 15 backcountry skiers traveling from the Frog Lake huts near Lake Tahoe. Joshua Partlow carefully and tactfully picks through the decisions and route choices that may have contributed to this tragedy amid forecast high avalanche danger. With an investigation underway, it is still too early for definitive answers, but not for the hard questions…
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