Newly released details paint a clearer picture of the deadly avalanche that killed nine backcountry travelers near Donner Summit in Lake Tahoe last month.

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.

Interstate 80 remains closed in both directions over Donner Summit on Tuesday due to severe winter weather and whiteout conditions, the California Highway Patrol said. Feb 18, 2026, 5:10 AM GMT Large ...

Note: Published Feb. 19. Updated Feb. 23. Kate Morse, a 45-year-old Tiburon resident and biotech executive, was among nine people killed Feb. 17 when an avalanche struck a group of backcountry skiers ...

It was a traffic nightmare on Highway 1 in Pacifica as both directions near Manor Drive shut down since about 6 a.m. Thursday due to a utility pole that fell during the storm, causing fiberoptic lines ...

An avalanche near California’s Lake Tahoe in the Castle Peak area on Tuesday morning resulted in eight deaths, with one person still unaccounted for, officials said Wednesday. It is the deadliest such ...

Crews continue to search for one missing skier after an avalanche killed eight near Lake Tahoe. Officials say the slide ...

Eight skiers who went missing after a Lake Tahoe avalanche have been found dead, authorities said, making the avalanche the deadliest in modern California history. A ninth skier who remains missing is ...

Rescue teams battled through rugged terrain near Lake Tahoe amid a snowstorm to reach six backcountry skiers who had survived an avalanche but were left stranded in heavy snow and ice, as reported by ...

Six survivors who were buried by a treacherous avalanche at Castle Peaks mountain in California on Tuesday helped officials locate them using the iPhone SOS function. At least eight have been ...

Eight people died, and one person is still missing Wednesday after an avalanche hit near Lake Tahoe, making this the most deadly avalanche in California history. Six people survived. The bodies are ...