HOWARD KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. ALL RIGHT, WELL, TAKING A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW AT THE TAOS SKI VALLEY, THE AVALANCHE CENTER THERE ISSUING AN AVALANCHE WARNING FOR PARTS OF THE BACKCOUNTRY. THE CENTER SAYING ...

The conditions that drove the deadliest avalanche in California’s modern history began to emerge days in advance, as a blizzard brewed after an unusually dry January in the Sierra Nevada. Citing rapid ...

The group of 15 backcountry skiers would have had only seconds to process the mass of snow heading toward them — traveling at as much as 100 mph — after one skier spotted it and shouted “Avalanche!” ...

An avalanche Tuesday near Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe area swept away 15 backcountry skiers and guides, killing nine, The Sacramento Bee reported. Six were rescued. A search continues for one ...

OGDEN — Snowfall from this week’s storms along the Wasatch Front will be more than welcome to what has thus far been a dismal year for mountain snowpack — but it comes with a catch. On Monday, the ...

The winter storm bringing heavy snowfall and whistling winds to the Sierra Nevada peaks is sharply increasing the risk of dangerous avalanches, with the National Weather Service issuing a warning ...

At least eight backcountry skiers are dead after a group of 15 were swept away by an avalanche Tuesday near Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe area, The Sacramento Bee reported. Six were rescued and the ...

RESTORE POWER BY TOMORROW NIGHT. TONIGHT WE ARE LEARNING HEROISM FROM THE INITIAL SURVIVORS OF LAST WEEK’S SIERRA AVALANCHE THAT KILLED NINE MEMBERS OF A GROUP. THOSE INITIAL SURVIVORS SAVED THREE ...

Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead, and one remains missing following an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, officials announced Wednesday. Search crews on Tuesday braved ...

The warnings were clear and eerie. A winter storm warning forecast up to 8 feet of snow in California’s Lake Tahoe Region, and avalanche conditions were considered "very dangerous." Blackbird Mountain ...