The Press Democrat

Tour company behind Tahoe avalanche disaster says all guides were certified in avalanche safety

The company has been criticized relentlessly on social media for setting out Sunday with 11 paying clients and four guides for a three-day backcountry ski trip with the strongest storm of the ...

As search for Tahoe skiers continues, some wonder why they were in the backcountry in a blizzard

While the fate of the missing skiers remains unknown, Tuesday's avalanche has the potential to go down as one of the worst in modern California history.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Avalanche forecasters warn of ‘considerable’ slide risks after late-winter storm

Forecasters in the Flathead and Gallatin regions say they’re recording recent human-triggered and natural snow slides.
Marin Independent Journal

Bodies of eight killed in Tahoe avalanche cannot be recovered Thursday due to extreme weather

The bodies of eight backcountry skiers who died in the largest avalanche in state history Tuesday will not be recovered Thursday due to hazardous weather conditions, officials said.

Avalanche winter 1951: Forest emerges as most-effective protection following disasters in Alps

In terms of area, forest is the most important means of avalanche protection. It is also the most cost-effective and is naturally renewable. This insight hit home after the winter of 1951, when over 1 ...