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

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 ...

The heaviest of the snowfall may be finished in the Sierra Nevada, but the risk for avalanche remained high enough Monday that the National Weather Service issued a new avalanche watch. Related ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KGO) -- The Douglas County Sheriff's Office reported two fatal ski incidents at the Heavenly Mountain Resort on Friday. Authorities say the incidents were reported just ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Two more people have died in the Sierra, adding to the toll of a deadly winter season that last week claimed nine ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis scuba diver is gaining major attention these days. And for good reason. Corhonda Dawson, who grew up in the Whitehaven section of Memphis, was recognized by the Shelby ...

The Lake Tahoe community held a vigil Sunday for the nine skiers who died in the Sierra’s deadliest avalanche ever on Tuesday. Crews finished recovering the bodies yesterday, but the healing process ...

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 ...

LARKSPUR, Calif. -- We're learning more about the victims of the tragic Castle Rock -- northwest of Lake Tahoe -- ski trip, including a mother from Larkspur whose friends say was devoted to her family ...

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 ...

Crews recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed in a California avalanche four days ago, authorities said Saturday, concluding a harrowing operation hindered by intense snowfall.

Authorities have now recovered all nine skiers killed in a powerful avalanche near Lake Tahoe after crews located and removed the final victim, officials said. The avalanche struck shortly before noon ...