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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blizzard like conditions impacted travel over Donner Summit and the greater Lake Tahoe region, as residents and travelers alike ...

On Saturday, police in Salt Lake City responded to a call about an avalanche in Millcreek Canyon that had trapped two groups of skiers. According to the Unified Police Department of Salt Lake City.

Most of the western U.S., including the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada, has had an exceptionally warm winter—breaking records in many areas. And that unseasonable warmth may have caused a ...

Learn more about the massive avalanche near Lake Tahoe that killed eight skiers and is exposing how snow droughts and climate change are increasing avalanche risk. Eight skiers were killed, and one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team of forecasters for the Sierra Avalanche Center provide daily avalanche advisories based on their field observations ...