‘We have to act fast’: Inside Tahoe avalanche crew’s battle to keep Highway 50 safe for travel
Billy Newman had two questions on his mind on Thursday morning: Would he need to blast the mountain later that day? And if so, when? Snow had begun barreling across parts of Highway 50 the night ...
Tahoe-area resorts see ‘prime’ skiing conditions after storms. How much snow fell in Sierra?
Ski resorts in the central Sierra Nevada have received multiple feet of snow in the first half of February, thanks to recent winter storms. The new snow has created great conditions for skiing and ...
Several feet of snow coming to Tahoe ahead of clear weekend forecast
This weekend is looking to be quite beautiful in Lake Tahoe, with a fresh blanket of snow and clear weather. A storm on Thursday and Friday may drop 1 to 2 feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada, tapering ...
The Sierra Nevada Just Had an ‘Epic Snow Day’
The mountain range straddling California and Nevada has had mostly warm storms this winter. Finally, a cold one has piled up ...
Snowboarder ‘buried alive’ in snow at California resort suffocated, lawsuit says
Wesley Whalen, 46, died in 2023 after he took a break while on a black diamond trail at Heavenly Mountain Resort and “started ...
Northern California live storm updates: Snow halts travel on I-80 as flooding prompts water rescue in Valley
Heavy Sierra snow, soaking rain and gusty winds are expected to cause several impacts across the Northern California region on Thursday.
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Snowboarder ‘buried alive’ in snow at California resort suffocated, lawsuit says
The lawsuit names the South Lake Tahoe resort’s operator as a defendant ... blasted the upper portion of the mountain to cause an avalanche. Combining this freshly loosened powder with the ...