On Sunday at 8:33 a.m. the NWS Reno NV reported an avalanche watch in effect until Monday at 8:45 a.m. for Lake Tahoe.

An emergency call to help a skier in distress gave participants of a rescue training course a real-life opportunity to save a ...

The slow and bumpy 5-mile road to Fallen Leaf Lake, southwest of South Lake Tahoe, affords only one way in and one way out — a potential deathtrap. “We have probably three or four thousand ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gary Gerren, the affable fire chief in the community of Fallen Leaf Lake, is serious about protecting the few ...

The body of Tucker Challan, 16, was recovered from the avalanche site on Sunday morning, Alaska State Troopers said.

Lake Tahoe is unlike other natural resources when it comes to management and stewardship. The 500-mile watershed spans two states, five counties and a city. More than 50 years ago, Congress ...

Since the beginning of March, the Los Angeles Kings and the Colorado Avalanche have been two of the highest-scoring teams in the NHL. Colorado is averaging a league-best 4.09 goals per game with a ...

A teenager died after triggering an avalanche at a mountain pass in southern Alaska, authorities and officials said, marking the state's fourth snow slide fatality this month. The body of Tucker ...