Avalanche shuts down major California ski area after 6 feet of snow in 36 hours
Mammoth Mountain shut down all lift operations on Friday, Feb. 14, after an avalanche on Lincoln Mountain. Two ski patrol ...
2 small avalanches occur at Palisades Tahoe ski resort, officials say
Two small avalanches occurred Friday morning at the Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort, officials said Friday. The resort said at 10:50 a.m., two slides happened on the Palisades side of the resort, one in ...
Avalanche warning for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area and Greater Lake Tahoe area until Friday evening
The Greater Lake Tahoe Area and Greater Lake Tahoe area are under an avalanche warning which was reported by the National Weather Service on Friday at 7:24 a.m. The warning is in effect until 7 ...
Two people hurt in Tahoe avalanche, serious injuries
Two people are injured after being overtaken by avalanches in Palisades Friday morning. At around 11:30 a.m., two Mammoth Mountain ski patrol staff were caught in an avalanche ...
Avalanche warning issued for Greater Lake Tahoe area until early Friday morning
The National Weather Service reported an avalanche warning at 5:19 a.m. on Thursday in effect until Friday at 5 a.m. for Greater Lake Tahoe area.
'The community is freaking out': Tahoe avalanche forecaster is targeted by federal workforce cuts
The mass federal workforce cuts affecting hundreds of thousands of government employees nationwide are threatening a key hub of daily reporting on snow conditions and avalanche risks in the Sierra — ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ski patroller taken to hospital after Mammoth Mountain avalanche
Two people were caught in a Mammoth Mountain avalanche Friday and one of them was taken to the hospital. A post from the resort's Facebook page said the two Mammoth Mountain ski patrollers were on ...
2 small avalanches reported at Palisades Tahoe, no serious injuries reported
Officials say two small avalanches occurred on the Palisades side of the Palisades Tahoe ski resort on Valentine's Day. The ...
Avalanche closes Mammoth Mountain, seriously injures ski patroller
Two ski patrol members were trying to mitigate the threat of an avalanche after a storm had dumped about 6 feet of snow on ...
A Tahoe snowboarder was 'buried alive' on the slopes. Lawsuit says the resort is to blame
In March 2023, a snowboarder suffocated to death under deep snow at Heavenly Mountain Resort in Tahoe. His wife has sued the resort, claiming it made conditions more dangerous and failed to warn ...