What We Know About the Victims of the Sierra Nevada Avalanche

Many of the people on the fatal trek were women — mothers, sisters and wives — with ties to Marin County, Calif.

Crews pause recovery of avalanche victims in Nevada County due to hazardous conditions

Recovery efforts for nine avalanche victims in Nevada County have been paused due to hazardous weather. NEVADA COUNTY, Calif.

Crews hope to resume recovery of 8 bodies from California avalanche after days of dangerous weather

Crews hope to resume efforts to recover the bodies of eight people killed in an avalanche in California’s Sierra Nevada and ...

California avalanche survivors tried to unbury their friends, official says

The avalanche, the deadliest in California history and fourth deadliest in U.S. history, killed at least eight people and ...

‘Those are true heroes’: Crews halt Castle Peak avalanche recovery efforts due to safety concerns

(FOX40.COM) — The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office confirmed, due to safety concerns, crews have temporarily halted recovery efforts in the aftermath of Tuesday’s deadly avalanche in the Castle Peak ...

Families identify 6 of the 8 victims killed in deadly Castle Peak avalanche as 1 skier remains missing

Tuesday's avalanche on Castle Peak, a rugged area in the Donner Pass region of California's northern Sierra, killed at least ...

After Avalanche Warnings, a Sierra Nevada Tragedy

Eight skiers were killed and one other was presumed dead in the deadliest snow disaster in modern California history. Six ...

Avalanche survivors tried to dig friends out of giant snow pack, went into ‘frantic mode’

The group managed to pull three victims out of the giant pack, but they did not survive, Nevada County Undersheriff Sam Brown ...

Eight skiers killed in California avalanche, one missing

Eight skiers who were caught in an avalanche Tuesday near Lake Tahoe have been found dead, according to the Nevada County ...