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A group of mothers embarked on a backcountry ski trip. Only 2 of them made it out alive
The eight friends found joy in the mountains, skiing together across the untracked powder of the hushed, pristine wilderness of California's Sierra Nevada - their close friendship standing out against a rugged, unforgiving terrain.
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6 close friends on a backcountry ski trip identified as among those killed in devastating avalanche
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A group of close friends and experienced skiers had long planned a backcountry trip in the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains, but their trek ended in tragedy as a football-field-sized crush of snow and ice overtook their tour.
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Crews hope to resume recovery of 8 bodies from California avalanche after days of dangerous weather
SODA SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) -- Crews hope to resume efforts Friday to recover the bodies of eight people killed and one still missing in an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada after days of dangerous weather that has hampered safe access to the area.
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Sugar Bowl Academy Says Multiple Victims Were Tied to Its Ski Resort School
Multiple victims in the Sierra Nevada avalanche had ties to the Sugar Bowl Academy, a private, ski-focused school located several miles from where at least eight people died, the program said Wednesday night.
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Snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche, leading to unstable conditions
A weekslong "snow drought" in Northern California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had hardened, making it unstable and easily triggered, experts said.
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8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche
NEVADA CITY, Calif. -- Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers near California's Lake Tahoe and were searching for one more after they were caught in an avalanche, the nation's deadliest in nearly half a century, authorities said Wednesday.
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The backcountry ski trip hit by avalanche was led by an outfit offering mountain adventures globally
The group of 15 backcountry skiers was on a three-day trek organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides into pristine wilderness near Frog Lake in California's Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe.
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Map shows where 9 skiers missing after major avalanche strikes California
A map shows the location of a major avalanche that struck a guided group of backcountry skiers on Tuesday, February 17, in the central Sierra Nevada of Northern California, leaving nine skiers missing.
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Avalanche Leaves 10 Skiers Missing in California's Sierra Nevada
An avalanche warning remains in effect in the region through at least Wednesday, according to authorities.
Search and rescue crews were working into Tuesday evening after an avalanche near Castle Peak in California's Sierra Nevada left 10 people missing, authorities said.
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Six skiers found but 10 still missing after avalanche in California
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Six skiers have been found after a group of 16 went missing this morning as heavy snowfall blanketed California, prompting avalanche warnings in the Sierra Nevada mountains, closing coastal roads and causing flooding in Los Angeles.
