Rescuers battle blizzard to save six skiers found trapped after avalanche in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the western US.

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Rescue teams pushed through fierce blizzard conditions to reach six skiers trapped following a major avalanche in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains in California in the western United States.

Nine other skiers from the same group were missing, while the threat of more avalanches remained high in the mountain range in northern California amid a powerful winter storm, the Nevada County sheriff’s office said on Tuesday.