{"id":183305,"date":"2026-02-18T19:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/183305\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T19:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:05:21","slug":"avalanche-near-californias-lake-tahoe-leaves-9-skiers-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/183305\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche near California’s Lake Tahoe leaves 9 skiers missing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Search teams are scouring the back country near California’s Lake Tahoe for nine skiers still missing after an avalanche<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The avalanche was reported near Castle Peak in Nevada County, north of Boreal Mountain Ski Resort, around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday as a heavy snowstorm moved through Northern California, bringing\u00a0blizzard conditions<\/a> to higher elevations.<\/p>\n

A total of 15 backcountry skiers were involved in the avalanche, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office reported, with six of those people surviving and being rescued from the site.<\/p>\n

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Map of the area where the Feb. 17 avalanche took place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nine people from that group remain missing as of Wednesday morning, officials said. Search efforts intensified<\/a> on Wednesday as crews looked to take advantage of a break in the weather.<\/p>\n

Blackbird Mountain Guides stated<\/a> that the group was returning from a three-day trip at Frog Lake. The group included four ski guides and 12 clients, the company said. <\/p>\n

Of the six people rescued, the sheriff’s office said two have been hospitalized for treatment.<\/p>\n

An Avalanche Warning, with the danger rated as “high,”<\/a> was in effect at the time of Tuesday’s incident, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center. <\/p>\n

Authorities will be holding a press conference around 11 a.m. PT on Wednesday to talk about the latest information about the search effort. The press conference will be streamed on CBS News Sacramento.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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