Eight skiers found dead, 1 still missing after California avalanche
The Hindu
Eight skiers are dead and one missing after a deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California, marking a tragic winter disaster.
Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California, officials said on Wednesday (February 18, 2026), making it the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in more than four decades.
Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said during a news conference that authorities have told the families the mission has moved from rescue to recovery. It is the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. since 1981, when 11 climbers were killed on Mount Rainier, Washington.
Crews have faced treacherous conditions in their search for the missing skiers since the avalanche struck on Tuesday morning (February 17, 2026). Search and rescue crews were dispatched to the Castle Peak area of the Sierra Nevada after a 911 call reporting the avalanche had buried 15 skiers.
Snow covers a road on an underpass along interstate 80 near Soda Springs, California, on February 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP
Six of them have been found alive.
The group was on a three-day trek in Northern California’s Sierra Nevada as a monster winter storm pummelled the West Coast.
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