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Snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche, leading to unstable conditions
A weekslong "snow drought" in Northern California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had hardened, making it unstable and easily triggered, experts said.
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Anatomy of the avalanche tragedy: how a ski trip turned into a deadly...
They geared up for a thrilling California mountain adventure - three days of backcountry skiing through untouched snow, with chilly nights shacked up in remote lodges for $1,300 a pop.
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8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche
NEVADA CITY, Calif. -- 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 nearly half a century, authorities said Wednesday.
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The backcountry ski trip hit by avalanche was led by an outfit offering mountain adventures globally
The group of 15 backcountry skiers was on a three-day trek organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides into pristine wilderness near Frog Lake in California's Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe.
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Map shows where 9 skiers missing after major avalanche strikes California
A map shows the location of a major avalanche that struck a guided group of backcountry skiers on Tuesday, February 17, in the central Sierra Nevada of Northern California, leaving nine skiers missing.
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Latest as 6 people rescued from Lake Tahoe avalanche - but 9 others are still missing
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Emergency crews battled a snowstorm in the mountainous wilderness near Lake Tahoe to rescue six backcountry skiers trapped by an avalanche.
