Deadly Tahoe-area avalanche was probably triggered either by the ski party, or by nature, avalanche expert says

What triggered the avalanche last month near Lake Tahoe that killed nine skiers amid a fierce blizzard may forever remain a mystery, but the weight of accumulating snow or the group of skiers ...

What is the anatomy of an avalanche? See what makes a fatal slide

Skiers, snowmobilers and hikers can set off an avalanche when a layer of snow collapses and starts to slide down the slope.

2 helicopters, crews work to lower risk of slides to recover bodies of avalanche victims

The work in the Castle Peak avalanche area exclusively used water.

Bodies of all nine skiers killed in Tahoe-area avalanche retrieved, as slide risk lowered slightly

Authorities confirmed the identities of all nine skiers killed by an avalanche near Castle Peak Tuesday, the deadliest slide ...
Merced Sun-Star

New avalanche details show three skiers were unburied, dug out three companions

The avalanche caught 12 of the 15 skiers. The remaining three appear to have rushed to find their companions and uncovered ...
The Baltimore Sun

Officials work to lower risk of deadly slides to recover bodies of California avalanche victims

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Officials worked to lower the risks of more deadly slides Friday in the area where an avalanche struck in California’s Sierra Nevada so crews could safely recover the bodies of ...