"This is a very sad day for my team and everyone here," said Dee Byrne, president of Palisades Tahoe, her voice emotional. People through the parking area of the Alpine Base Area at Palisades Tahoe during a winter storm Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Alpine Meadows, California. AP PHOTO People through the parking area of the Alpine Base Area at Palisades Tahoe during a winter storm Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Alpine Meadows, California. The death Wednesday was the first US avalanche fatality of the season, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, which monitors nationwide. A 2020 avalanche at Alpine Meadows killed one skier and seriously injured another a day after a major storm.
