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Two of the six were taken to a hospital for treatment, said Ashley Quadros, a spokesperson for the Nevada County Sheriff's Office.

Rescue crews are pushing through mountainous wilderness in Northern California in a dangerous search for nine missing skiers, with fears of further avalanches

Six rescued after backcountry group swept up near Castle Peak in California’s Sierra Nevada during severe storm

Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California.

Eight skiers died and one is missing from a group of 15 people completing a three-day backcountry tour in California.

Fifteen skiers went missing on Tuesday following a massive avalanche in California's Lake Tahoe region. One person remains missing but is presumed dead.

Nine skiers were killed in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California on a trip to Frog Lake Huts with Blackbird Mountain Guides near Castle Peak

Eight skiers are dead and one missing after a deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California, marking a tragic winter disaster.

Most of the deceased were reportedly the mothers of children on a ski team at the Lake Tahoe-area Sugar Bowl Academy.

More is being learned about the victims even as recovery efforts continue in California's Lake Tahoe backcountry after a deadly avalanche this week.