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Avalanche Report Faults Guides’ Route and Group Management in Tahoe Tragedy

The findings raise pressure on guide oversight under active criminal and safety investigations.

David Pickett-Heaps Identified as Victim of Fatal Boss Basin Avalanche Near Copper Mountain

Kevin Williams, 57, Dies After Big Cottonwood Canyon Avalanche

Utah Backcountry Avalanche Kills 11-Year-Old Massachusetts Skier

All 9 Recovered in Tahoe Avalanche as Vigils Begin and Investigations Gain Pace

Three Injured in Two Big Cottonwood Canyon Avalanches After Sheriff Corrects Initial Fatality Report

Avalanche Toll Rises in Austria as California Recovers 9 Victims and Opens Probes

All 9 Victims Recovered From Castle Peak Avalanche as Probes Deepen

Madelyn Eitas, 11, Dies After Avalanche Near Brighton Ski Resort in Utah

iPhone Satellite SOS Helped Rescue Six in Deadly Lake Tahoe Avalanche, Officials Say

Eight Dead, One Missing After Lake Tahoe Backcountry Avalanche

Italy Reports 13 Mountain Deaths in a Week as Backcountry Avalanches Spike

Olympic Snowboard Pioneer Ueli Kestenholz, 50, Dies After Swiss Avalanche

Third Avalanche Death Reported in West After Wyoming Snowmobiler Killed

Two Snowmobilers Killed, Two Rescued After Avalanche Near Longs Pass

Chris Thomason, 42, Identified in Fatal Castle Peak Avalanche

Bend Snowmobiler Killed in Truckee Avalanche Near Castle Peak

Second Set of Remains Recovered in Alaska Heli-Ski Avalanche as One Skier Remains Missing

Five German Mountaineers, Including Father and Daughter, Killed in South Tyrol Avalanche

Remains Recovered Seven Months After Alaska Heli-Ski Avalanche as Two Remain Missing