Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said in addition to those who died, there were six people rescued, whose ages range from 30 to 55.

Eight people trapped in an avalanche near Truckee have been found dead, while one person remains missing, authorities said Wednesday, noting that the search and rescue for the 15 people caught in the slide near Castle Peak had moved to a recovery mission.

Nine skiers remain missing after an avalanche near Castle Peak in Nevada County, where multiple agencies are conducting an ongoing search and rescue, and officials are set to give an update on Wednesday.

Nevada County sheriff released names of ski guides, clients killed in avalanche, including a guide from Verdi.

The bodies of eight of the nine skiers overcome by an avalanche on Tuesday near Lake Tahoe had been found, Nevada County officials said in a news conference on Wednesday. One member of the group remains missing and presumed dead, in what is already the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.