Eight skiers missing in avalanche found dead, police sayAFP, LOS ANGELESEight of the nine skiers missing in California after an avalanche have been found dead and one remains missing in horrific blizzard conditions, police said on Wednesday. A snowmobile is parked at Alder Creek Adventure Center, one of two sites where search crews were launched to try to locate a group of missing skiers after an avalanche in a backcountry slope of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, in Truckee, California, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters“Extreme weather conditions I would say is an understatement: Lots of snow, gale-force winds, winds making it impossible to see,” Moon said. A powerful storm packing several feet of snow has continued to pummel the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Not that it was a wise choice.”The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has tallied six US avalanche fatalities so far this season, including one in Castle Peak last month.

Source: Taipei Times February 19, 2026 17:22 UTC