It surpasses the toll of seven killed in a March 1982 avalanche at the Alpine Meadows — now Palisades Tahoe — ski resort, in the same general region.

Eight backcountry skiers were found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, authorities said Wednesday. The avalanche in Northern California's Sierra Nevada mountains is one of the deadliest in U.

Authorities said eight of the nine skiers reported missing after an avalanche near California's Lake Tahoe have been found dead, with a search still ongoing for the last missing skier. The avalanche was reported near Castle Peak in Nevada County,

Search crews slogged through mountainous wilderness and deep snow looking for nine backcountry skiers who remain missing Wednesday following an avalanche near Lake Tahoe. Six others have already been rescued.

Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers and are searching for one more who remains missing after an avalanche in the mountains near Lake Tahoe, authorities said Wednesday, making it the deadliest U.

A group of 15 backcountry skiers was reportedly involved in the incident, the sheriff's office says. Nine remain unaccounted for.

An avalanche near Castle Peak on Tuesday swept away 15 people, leaving eight dead and one missing. It's the deadliest avalanche on record in California according to data going back to 1951 kept by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

The avalanche struck a guided backcountry skiing group near Truckee, Calif., near the end of a multiday trip, officials said. Six skiers have been rescued.