Avalanche

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (TAHOE CITY, Calif.) — One person was killed in an avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe resort on the California side of Lake Tahoe, authorities said. Authorities have identified the victim of the avalanche as 66-year-old Kenneth Kidd, who is a resident of both Point Reyes and the Truckee area. The death marks […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (TAHOE CITY, Calif.) — One person was killed and another was injured in an avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe resort on the California side of Lake Tahoe, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said. No one has been reported missing, the sheriff’s office said. The avalanche’s debris field is about 150 feet wide, 450 […]

Jose Azel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three climbers have been killed in an avalanche after the lead climber accidentally triggered it while attempting to reach the peak of an 8,705-foot mountain over the weekend. The incident occurred on Sunday when a group of six climbers — all from the East Coast — were attempting to […]