South Lake Tahoe avalanche injures two backcountry skiers
An avalanche in South Lake Tahoe injured two backcountry skiers just outside the boundaries of Heavenly Ski Resort.
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An avalanche in South Lake Tahoe injured two backcountry skiers just outside the boundaries of Heavenly Ski Resort.
Two backcountry skiers were injured Thursday in an avalanche outside the boundaries of a Lake Tahoe ski resort.
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Northern California will have a bit of a break after the recent back-to-back storms, but a new danger looms: avalanches.
According to the Sierra Avalanche Center, the avalanche severity level has been set to moderate, which means there is potential for avalanches although not very likely.
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A 34-year-old man was swept away and killed during an avalanche at Alpine Meadows Friday, ahead of the holiday weekend.
One skier is dead and another seriously injured after an avalanche struck Alpine Meadows on Friday morning.
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Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended.
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It happened early Monday morning along northbound Highway 89 near Alpine Meadows. The two men are OK, and they are crediting their survival to their boy scout training.
Two cars were caught in the path of an avalanche on Highway 89 overnight.
Sections of the Sierra are under a severe avalanche warning.
The homeowners knew the avalanche was coming, since it was set by the Alpine Meadows ski patrol to reduce the avalanche danger. They just didn't know they'd be buried by it.
Officials are warning that avalanche danger is extreme at all elevations.
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His fellow skiers and six others who happened to be in the area quickly began searching for him after the avalanche occurred. The man had a rescue beacon on him that sent signals that allowed the others to pinpoint where he was buried.
Storm after storm has put the Sierra in a high avalanche risk. Already this week, two have been deadly.
A member of the Alpine Meadows Ski Patrol injured in a triggered avalanche Monday morning.
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