The two deaths are not connected, and there is no known relationship between the two individuals who died. Information has not yet been released by sheriff's officials on what caused the deaths or the circumstances surrounding them. But a resort spokesperson told South Tahoe Now that one incident involved the death of a 33-year-old man while skiing on an intermediate trail, and another was a medical emergency involving a 58-year-old man.
Operations to retrieve the bodies of skiers killed in Tuesday's avalanche started Saturday morning. A Blackhawk med-evac helicopter took off from a Truckee airport just before 10 a.m. and flew into the area where the deadly slide struck a ski-tour group and guides northeast of Donner Summit. The risk of more avalanches in the area had been slightly lowered Saturday, but with a new aspect of peril.
Yesterday, February 19, Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing experienced an avalanche that tragically took the life of one of our guests. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the guest's family and loved ones, and to all those affected during this incredibly difficult and painful time. This is a deeply saddening moment for our entire community. We are thinking of everyone impacted and holding them in our thoughts. We would also like to sincerely thank everyone for their support of our staff and guests. Your compassion and care mean more than we can express. - Dave Pehowich, General Manager
A 21-year-old San Jose State University student was found dead Thursday morning after he went missing while skiing at Northstar California Resort on Lake Tahoe's north shore. The death also came during a brutal storm that dumped more than 8 feet of snow on Lake Tahoe the surrounding region, the same storm that left measurable snowfall in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Horrifying new footage shows the lodges where a group of skiers were staying before they were struck by a huge avalanche. The apocalyptical video, taken from a news helicopter, sees layers of snow completely engulfing Frog Lake huts on Castle Peak, near Truckee, on Friday afternoon. Eight people were killed in the slide on Tuesday when the group tried to escape the massive winter storm. Another is still missing and presumed dead.
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, known as Cal/OSHA has launched an investigation into the catastrophic avalanche near Lake Tahoe's Castle Peak that killed nine people during a guided backcountry ski trip, authorities confirmed Thursday. OSHA said it is examining the incident involving guides employed by Blackbird Mountain Guides LLC. The agency investigates workplace hazards, including accidents that result in serious injury or death.
An 11-year-old girl was killed Thursday after being caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing with her family near Brighton Ski Resort, marking another fatal slide during a difficult winter for Utah's avalanche safety community. On Wednesday, a father was killed by an avalanche in the Wasatch when he was snowmobiling with his son. The avalanche occurred in terrain adjacent to the resort in an area known as the "Rock Garden," according to Fox 13 News.
Truckee backcountry-education and guiding company owner Sarah Reynaud and her husband and two daughters had a trip booked to the Frog Lake Huts for the same three days as the party hit by Tuesday's deadly avalanche. But for an illness, Reynaud said Thursday, We would've been with that group. Instead, she watched the tragedy send shudders of grief through much of Northern California's devoted skiing community.
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A Bay Area man was killed in a skiing accident over the weekend at Northstar in Truckee, marking the ski resort's second fatality in less than two weeks, according to authorities. The Placer County Sheriff's Office identified the man as Stuart McLaughlin, 53, of Hillsborough. Two skiers collided Sunday on the advanced Polaris Trail, Northstar California Resort said in a statement. One was pronounced dead at the scene by the Northstar Fire Department and the other was taken to Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee.
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Many parts of the Alps, including around Verbier, have seen some huge snowfall totals over the past week. As such the avalanche danger in many areas is high or extreme, forcing resorts to highly recommend sticking to open trails and following signs. European resorts often allow skiers and snowboarders to ride off-piste at their own risk. Verbier is strongly discouraging off-trail skiing, but people still pop in between runs believing that they're safer than they really are.
An avalanche near Goppenstein in southern Switzerland derailed a regional passenger train on Monday, February 16, marking the second avalanche at Goppenstein in five days, after an avalanche hit a road tunnel on February 12, which cut off the Lötschental from the rest of Switzerland for the day until crews had cleared the access road. The train, carrying approximately 80 passengers, was struck by a snow slide as it traveled through the Lötschental valley-a steep, avalanche-prone region known for heavy snowfall and dramatic terrain.
