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Avalanche

Alpine Club of Pakistan via AP

All 10 climbers swept away in avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed dead

  • Aug 2
Alpine Club of Pakistan via AP

American among 10 missing in Pakistan avalanche

  • Jul 31
Sierra Avalanche Center

Guide company responds after report on deadly Castle Peak avalanche

  • Apr 7
Sierra Avalanche Center

Final report released on Castle Peak avalanche that killed 9 skiers

  • Apr 3

Hundreds gather for vigil honoring Castle Peak avalanche victims

  • Feb 23

Bodies of all missing skiers in deadly Castle Peak avalanche recovered

  • Feb 22

6 mothers ID'd as victims of Castle Peak avalanche

  • Feb 22

CA avalanche victims: Friends, neighbors remember Larkspur mom

  • Feb 21

Latest Videos

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Blackbird Mountain Guides fined in deadly Castle Peak avalanche

  • Aug 21
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Pakistani rescuers find 4 bodies missing on Broad Peak after avalanche

  • Jul 31
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Company responds after report criticizes guides' decisions in deadly Castle Peak avalanche

  • Apr 7
1:47

Bodies of all 9 missing skiers in deadly Castle Peak avalanche have been recovered, authorities say

  • Feb 22
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Final report on deadly Castle Peak avalanche details snow conditions and movements of 9 victims

  • Apr 3
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Final report on deadly Castle Peak avalanche details snow conditions and movements of 9 victims

  • Apr 3
2:09

Hundreds gather for vigil honoring Castle Peak avalanche victims

  • Feb 23
1:48

Bodies of all 9 missing skiers in deadly Castle Peak avalanche have been recovered, authorities say

  • Feb 22

Latest Stories

Investigation of deadly Castle Peak avalanche to review whether criminal negligence played a role

Why the tour company that organized the backcountry ski trip didn't cancel in the face of a powerful storm and what their guides knew as the weather worsened are the questions being considered.

  • Feb 21

Dangerous conditions delay recovery of skiers killed in Castle Peak avalanche

Authorities in California say it will be at least another day before crews can attempt to recover the bodies of eight people killed in an avalanche and one other who remains missing.

  • Feb 20
AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez

Castle Peak avalanche: SJSU professor explains how snow drought helped set stage for deadly incident

Experts say a "snow drought" in Northern California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had hardened. The new snow didn't bond to the earlier layer before the avalanche near Lake Tahoe killed at least eight backcountry skiers, said San Jose State University meteorology professor Craig Clements.

  • Feb 19
Nevada County Sheriff's Office

Castle Peak avalanche: Parents of ski school among 8 backcountry skiers found dead; 1 still missing

ABC7 Eyewitness News has learned that some of the deceased victims are members of the Sugar Bowl Academy, a ski school in Placer County.

  • Breaking
  • Feb 19

Avalanches happen more often, and are deadlier across the country than we thought

Avalanches are common in the Sierra. The Tahoe region alone sees as many as 40 reported slides each winter. And according to the National Avalanche Center, 25 to 30 people die in avalanches across the United States every winter.

  • Feb 19