The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.
Recovering from a 400-yard-long “soft slab” avalanche, the survivors would have had mere minutes to try to locate the others who had been buried, then frantically try to dig them out.
Another winter storm is expected to hit with 36 inches of snow approaching a day after 9 skiers went missing.
An avalanche during a storm in the Sierra Nevada killed at least eight skiers on a guided backcountry excursion.
The Nevada Department of Transportation used an avalanche control system on the Mt. Rose Highway summit to produce the slide.
A dangerous stretch continues in Colorado's high country as avalanche conditions remain critical following days of heavy snow ...