Echoes in the Storm: Inside the World of Tahoe’s Search and Rescue

Echoes in the Storm: Inside the World of Tahoe’s Search and Rescue

The terrain was steep and unforgiving. Exposed rocks forced them to clip in and out of their skis every few yards. The wind howled so loud they couldn’t hear each other’s voices, and the whiteout made even their headlamps fade into the storm. Sarah Krammen, president of Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue, stared into the blur of snow.  “This is going to be impossible,” she thought. Wind and ice cut into TNSR’s team as they dropped onto the backside …