Skiing and snowboarding in the backcountry have their challenges, but for many fans, the benefits outweigh the risks.

One of eight skiers killed in a horrific avalanche Tuesday north of Lake Tahoe was married to a search and rescue team member, officials revealed. The tragic coincidence was confirmed during a grim ...

Diving in a busy lake where families swim and boats launch always leads to surprises. Among the usual trash and lost sunglasses, something small caught the light beneath the sand. A single pearl ...

Rescuers searching for nine missing skiers trapped in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe have been hamstrung in their search efforts Wednesday morning as the area was slammed with nearly 2 feet of snow. The ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Officials on Saturday afternoon announced crews have recovered the bodies of nine skiers who were killed in an avalanche near ...

Eight skiers who went missing after a Lake Tahoe avalanche have been found dead, authorities said, making the avalanche the deadliest in modern California history. A ninth skier who remains missing is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rescue team heads to the site where the group of skiers was stranded. (Nevada County Sheriff's Office/Handout via Reuters) Six ...

All nine victims in the deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe were identified after their bodies were recovered from the Castle Peak area on Saturday. Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said three of the ...

Two men died in separate incidents at the resort on Friday, Feb. 20, according to the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in ...

Most of the western U.S., including the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada, has had an exceptionally warm winter—breaking records in many areas. And that unseasonable warmth may have caused a ...

"This has not only been challenging for our community...but it’s also been challenging for our team and organization,” said Placer County Sheriff Wayne Woo Nina Riggio/Bloomberg via Getty; Nevada ...