A group of 15 skiers, including four guides, were attempting a perilous escape in a blinding blizzard in the High Sierra above Lake Tahoe when the avalanche hit. Just six have been rescued.
On Sunday, as forecasters warned that the biggest winter storm of the season was headed for California’s High Sierra, a mountain guide company sent 15 people out for a risky backcountry skiing adventure on the slopes above Donner Pass.
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