Six women killed in the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in decades were part of a close-knit group of friends who were experienced backcountry skiers and understood the dangers of the wilderness of California's Sierra Nevada,

Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers and are searching for one more who remains missing after an avalanche in the mountains near Lake Tahoe, authorities said Wednesday, making it the deadliest U.

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,

The two victims were identified as sisters Caroline Sekar and Liz Clabaugh Two sisters are among the victims who died in backcountry avalanche in California on Feb. 17, family says The sisters were identified by their brother as 45-year-old Caroline Sekar,

An avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada during a backcountry ski trip led by Blackbird Mountain Guides resulted in eight fatalities and one missing person, prompting an investigation into the decision to proceed despite warnings.

A winter storm warning forecast up to 8 feet of snow in California’s Lake Tahoe Region and the avalanche conditions were considered “very dangerous.”

More is being learned about the victims even as recovery efforts continue in California's Lake Tahoe backcountry after a deadly avalanche this week.

After six skiers were rescued from the “horrific” aftermath of an avalanche near California’s Lake Tahoe, the family members of nine remaining skiers received crushing news. The bodies of eight had been left on the icy mountainside,