Emergency call to save skier interrupts avalanche rescue training at Tahoe resort
An emergency call to help a skier in distress gave participants of a rescue training course a real-life opportunity to save a ...
3 helicopter skiers presumed dead after avalanche in Alaska backcountry
The large avalanche occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.
‘It will not be survivable’: Lake Tahoe could be a deathtrap during major wildfires
Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built ...
Alaska teenager dies in avalanche, the state's fourth snow slide fatality this month
The body of Tucker Challan, 16, was recovered from the avalanche site on Sunday morning, Alaska State Troopers said.
The high cost of fixing Tahoe: Famed alpine lake still murky after decades of efforts
Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe. But is all this attention actually protecting this unique ...