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When a catastrophic avalanche washed over parts of the High Sierra, first responders rescued six survivors and discovered ...

The California State Senate adjourned Thursday in memory of the nine people killed in last month's Castle Peak avalanche, the ...

Whether the guide company could be held criminally accountable will likely hinge on what amounts to acceptable risk and ...

The avalanche, the deadliest in California history and fourth deadliest in U.S. history, killed at least eight people and ...

All nine avalanche victims have been recovered from California's Sierra Nevada, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said ...

Eight skiers buried by snow and debris near California’s Lake Tahoe amid dangerous conditions were killed in what is now the deadliest avalanche in the state’s recorded history, authorities said ...

Crews recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed in a California avalanche four days ago, authorities said Saturday, concluding a harrowing operation hindered by intense snowfall.

Six of the victims killed in the deadliest U.S. avalanche in decades "were all mothers, wives and friends," their families said. (AP Photo) ...

Eight skiers who were caught in an avalanche Tuesday near Lake Tahoe have been found dead, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. One person is still missing, and six others were rescued.

A group of 15 backcountry skiers was reportedly involved in the incident, the sheriff's office says. Nine remain unaccounted for.