Snowmobiler dies after being trapped under snow in Nevada County avalanche
A snowmobiler has died following an avalanche near Johnson Peak and Castle Peak in the Truckee area of Nevada County, officials said Monday evening.
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A snowmobiler has died following an avalanche near Johnson Peak and Castle Peak in the Truckee area of Nevada County, officials said Monday evening.
A Mammoth Mountain ski patroller who was injured in an avalanche last week has died, according to the resort.
A South Lake Tahoe skier was found dead in an avalanche field near Luther Pass, officials said Tuesday.
Two ski patrol staff at Mammoth Mountain were caught in an avalanche while doing mitigation work after an atmospheric river dropped about six feet of snow in 36 hours, Mammoth Mountain officials said.
The victims were a 15-year-old American boy, as well as a man and a woman whose identification has not yet been concluded, police said.
With so much snow falling across the Northern California Sierra Nevada in the last two weeks, search and rescue teams have been busy in many counties training to ensure they succeed when called upon.
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It came the same day as a ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area reported a second avalanche after one there the day before claimed the life of one person and injured another.
Palisades Tahoe ski resort reported a second avalanche on Thursday, one day after a first avalanche claimed the life of one person and injured another.
One day after a deadly avalanche rushed through the KT-22 run at Palisades Tahoe, the resort was met with a line of skiers and snowboarders ready to hit the mountain when it reopened, refusing to let fear stop them from doing the sport they love.
When an avalanche happens anywhere in the Lake Tahoe area, multiple agencies respond and work together to rescue victims and secure the scene.
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One person died and another person was injured in an avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe resort on Wednesday.
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Tahoe is no stranger to deadly avalanches. In March of 1982, tons of snow came crashing down the mountain at Alpine Meadows. Seven people lost their lives.
One person was killed and three others were injured Wednesday in the avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, the Placer County Sheriff's Office confirmed. A resort spokesperson says the person who died was a guest from outside the area.
A skier who was on the lift during the deadly avalanche at Palisades Tahoe on Wednesday shared her story with CBS13.
This is not an unusual snowfall for the mountain. Palisades Tahoe Mountain Operations says that conducted avalanche mitigation operations Wednesday in the area where the avalanche happened.
One person is dead and one person was injured in an avalanche at Palisades Tahoe resort Wednesday, the Placer County Sheriff's Office says. No other people have been reported missing.
An apartment building in Olympic Valley was struck by an avalanche and had to be evacuated Tuesday night, authorities say.
A snowmobiler has died following an avalanche near Johnson Peak and Castle Peak in the Truckee area of Nevada County, officials said Monday evening.
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