Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California.

Six others have already been rescued, with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office due to give an update later.

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.

The avalanche was reported near Castle Peak in Nevada County, north of Boreal Mountain Ski Resort.

A snowmobiler out with four friends was killed in an avalanche on Jan. 6 in the same region as Tuesday's event. Chris Scott Thomason of Bend, Oregon, died. The avalanche occurred in Johnson Valley on ...

The slide, which caught 15 people, appears to be the deadliest skier-involved avalanche in history, surpassing the 1982 ...

Eight skiers were killed in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California on a trip to Frog Lake Huts with Blackbird Mountain ...

Recovery efforts had been suspended for several days due to heavy snow and the persistent threat of further avalanches ...

Since the avalanche, California local officials have questioned the company's decision to allow guides and skiers to proceed with a backcountry tour.

It is the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. since 1981, when 11 climbers were killed on Mount Rainier, Washington.