Eight skiers killed in California avalanche, one missing
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.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An avalanche in the Alaska backcountry swept away and buried three skiers who were believed to be dead under a pile of snow nearly as deep as a 10-story building, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. If the deaths are confirmed it would be the deadliest U.S.…
Update: SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) -- Three skiers are uninjured and accounted for after an avalanche in Summit County on Saturday afternoon. The avalanche was reported around 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, and two of the three skiers were able to ski out of the slide. The third person…
The body of a second Minnesotan killed in an Alaskan avalanche earlier this year has been recovered by officials. As previously reported, three skiers went missing after an avalanche on March 4 near Girdwood, about 40 miles south of Anchorage. Initial rescue efforts were unsuccessful due to the “high risk of…