Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An avalanche Tuesday near Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe area swept away 15 backcountry skiers and guides, killing nine, The ...

The Sierra Avalanche Center published its final report on the Feb. 17 avalanche near Donner Pass that killed nine people, noting the investigation was stymied by a lack of an opportunity to interview ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. After minimal snowfall across Montana most of the winter, the arrival of a heavy storm this week ...

What began as a three-day backcountry ski trip to remote huts near Donner Pass ended in catastrophe Tuesday when a powerful avalanche swept through the group, killing eight people and leaving one ...

A final report from the Sierra Avalanche Center sheds new light on the February avalanche near Donner Summit that killed nine people, confirming extreme storm conditions at the time but leaving ...