By Rich McKay Feb 18 (Reuters) - At least eight skiers died in an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, and a ninth is presumed dead, authorities said on Wednesday, making the disaster ...

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 ...

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

Six others from the group have already been rescued after they became stranded on Tuesday, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office ...

Authorities said eight of the nine skiers reported missing after an avalanche near California's Lake Tahoe have been found ...

The skiers went missing on Feb. 17 after the avalanche swept through the Castle Peak area, northwest of Lake Tahoe, at about 11:30 a.m.

Eight people are confirmed dead, with one more skier still missing in the horrific avalanche that happened just outside of ...

It's the deadliest avalanche in California since modern record keeping began.

Eight skiers who went missing this week after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California have been found dead and one is still missing, authorities said Wednesday. Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon ...

Families of more missing skiers have been told that the mission is now one of recovery not rescue ...

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers near California's Lake Tahoe and were searching for one more after they were caught in an avalanche, the nation's deadliest in ...

(CBS) — Authorities said eight of the nine skiers reported missing after an avalanche near California’s Lake Tahoe have been found dead, with the ninth skier still missing but also presumed deceased.