Blizzard-like conditions and winds up to 40 miles per hour have pummeled the region as rescue crews search for nine skiers after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe.

Search and rescue crews on Feb. 18 entered their second day of looking for a group of nine backcountry skiers lost in an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range. The skiers went missing on Feb.

A group of 15 backcountry skiers was reportedly involved in the incident, the sheriff's office says. Nine remain unaccounted for.

Authorities say six backcountry skiers are alive and 10 others are missing after an avalanche in Northern California that occurred during a powerful winter storm moving through the state

Search teams are scouring the back country near California's Lake Tahoe for nine skiers still missing after an avalanche.

A group of skiers on the final stretch of a three‑day backcountry trip in northern California were returning to the trailhead Tuesday morning when the snow above them suddenly broke loose, sending a wave of ice,

Crews pushed through mountainous wilderness near Lake Tahoe during a snowstorm to rescue six backcountry skiers who survived an avalanche but were trapped by its snow and ice. Nine others from their tour group remained missing.

Crews are working to rescue a group of 16 skiers who encountered an avalanche Tuesday in California. Ten of those skiers are unaccounted for while six are awaiting rescue.