An avalanche near California’s Lake Tahoe in the Castle Peak area on Tuesday morning resulted in eight deaths, with one person still unaccounted for, officials said Wednesday. It is the deadliest such ...

A weekslong "snow drought" in Northern California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had hardened, making ...

Ten skiers remained missing Tuesday afternoon after an avalanche struck in the Sierra Nevada near Truckee, authorities said. A group of 16 backcountry skiers was involved in the slide near Castle Peak ...

A weekslong “snow drought” in Northern California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had hardened, making ...

COLORADO SPRINGS (KOAA) — Recent snowfall has left avalanche danger elevated in parts of the backcountry — particularly in the northern mountains. So, why is it safer to ski steep, powder-filled runs ...

A report on the deadliest-known California avalanche released March 31 contains new details about the events leading up to the tragedy and points to actions the group took that may have put them in ...