The group had spent two nights at the Frog Lake huts and was returning to the trailhead when the avalanche struck.

The Sacramento Bee spoke to avalanche experts, skiers and guides about what went wrong near Castle Peak, and what skiers can learn.

After a dry start to the winter, Tahoe is finally getting some more much-needed snow — and just in time for the Presidents Day holiday weekend. But before you head up over Donner Pass or to South Lake ...

(FOX40.COM) — One skier in Lake Tahoe last week had a close call in deep snow just one day after the deadly Castle Peak ...

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The majority of the eight skiers who were killed during Tuesday's historic avalanche on Castle Peak have been identified in a joint statement from their families. Officials halted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead, and one remains missing following an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada ...

Icy roads and cold temperatures are expected for the Friday morning commute in Reno-Tahoe, with a two-hour delay for Washoe County schools.

The Washoe County School District again closed its schools on Wednesday, citing hazardous conditions amid a storm that left mountain passes closed and as much as eight inches of snow on valley floors.

NEVADA CITY, Calif. -- The six backcountry skiers rescued after being caught in a Donner Pass avalanche are now safely off the mountain, Nevada County Sheriff's office said Tuesday night. Sheriff's ...