"But what the guides and their tour company knew about the warnings and risks from a powerful winter storm that blasted the mountains during the trip and why they pressed on is now part of investigations into the avalanche Tuesday that killed eight people. Six survived the disaster."
""We are on the mountain, but they are not going to be able to safely reach them," she said Thursday. "The weather conditions are really dangerous." Several more feet of snow could fall around Lake Tahoe on Thursday and continue to destabilize the fragile snowpack, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center. It said that wind gusts along the ridgetops could reach 60 mph (100 kph) and warned there's a high risk of large avalanches through at least Friday morning."
A powerful winter storm struck the Sierra Nevada during a guided backcountry ski trip, creating unstable snowpack and high avalanche danger. Fifteen skiers and professional guides were on a three-day outing; the avalanche killed eight people and left one missing, with six survivors. The group included people connected to Lake Tahoe's alpine community and an academy for competitive skiers. Recovery and search operations have been delayed because weather and avalanche risk make the mountain unsafe. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned of additional heavy snow, ridgetop wind gusts up to 60 mph, and a high chance of large avalanches. Investigations are examining what guides and the tour company knew about warnings and why the trip continued.
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