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Historic avalanche victims' families 'devastated beyond words' as search for final skier pushes into weekend

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The majority of the eight skiers who were killed during Tuesday's historic avalanche on Castle Peak have been identified in a joint statement from their families. The avalanche in ...
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Deadliest US avalanche in decades kills 8 backcountry skiers in California

NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. – A deadly avalanche killed eight skiers near Castle Peak in California's Sierra Nevada mountains in the morning hours of Feb. 17, marking the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in ...