The group had spent two nights at the Frog Lake huts and was returning to the trailhead when the avalanche struck.

Eight skiers lay dead on a Sierra mountainside Wednesday, their bodies unreachable by rescuers, a day after a powerful avalanche tore through backcountry terrain near Donner Pass. One more person ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of a rescue team make their way through the snow in Soda Springs, Calif., where a backcountry skier remains missing.

At least 8 people have died following an avalanche in the central Sierra Nevada region of Northern California, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said in during a press conference Wednesday. Moon said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rescue team heads to the site where the group of skiers was stranded. (Nevada County Sheriff's Office/Handout via Reuters) Six ...

Traveling to Tahoe on public transit can be worth it, especially for the views — but you’ll need to be a flexible traveler.

The blizzard blew so fierce that the skier at the head of the line kept disappearing into a whiteout. The winds were gusting over 50 mph. Almost 4 feet of fresh powder had piled up and more was ...