TAHOE/TRUCKEE - You're suffocating in the dark and you can't move. The snow that had seemed so fluffy moments before as you carved wide S turns down the slope is cemented in your nose, your eyes and your mouth. Your Copyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
NORDEN, Calif. - Search teams at Donner Ski Ranch on Monday recovered the body of a local man who died after apparently being swept away in an avalanche, sheriff's officials said.A man called the Nevada County Sheriff's DepartCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - A ski patroller at Alpine Meadows ski resort near Lake Tahoe was air-lifted to a Reno hospital Monday morning after he was buried in an avalanche, a resort official said.According to a statement from ACopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Alpenglow Sports will host their second annual series of free community avalanche seminars on Friday, Dec. 7, 6:30-9:30 p.m. with industry leaders Pieps Avalanche Beacons and Liberty Mountain at Alpenglow SpCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - While the ski resorts are preparing for a busy season, Tahoe Forest Hospital is preparing first responders with the latest information on strategies to manage winter injuries and ways to survive potentialCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
TAHOE, Calif. - The 2012/2013 Tahoe Backcountry Vertical Challenge, sponsored by Alpenglow Sports and Dynafit, continues its third year as Lake Tahoe's community-wide fundraising initiative to benefit the Sierra Avalanche Copyright 2012 Sierra Sun. Continue Reading
