A South Lake Tahoe backcountry skier died in an avalanche Monday on Luther Pass, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said. A call to dispatch just after 4 p.m. reported a missing backcountry skier who had not returned home,

A father of two was killed while skiing in Lake Tahoe’s mountainous backcountry on Monday, the sheriff’s office said. El Dorado County emergency dispatchers received a 911 call just after 4 p.m. on February 17 about a skier who was missing near Luther Pass.

Police ask people to "use extreme caution" and be aware of weather conditions before recreating outside after separate tragedies claim 3 skiers.

The SAC, in a social media post on Wednesday, said that the slide that killed Dross was a persistent slab avalanche that released at roughly 8,800 feet on a north-to-northeast aspect. The avalanche danger in the Lake Tahoe area is forecasted as “moderate” today,

Snowshoes are available to rent at shops around Lake Tahoe, for use in areas including Tahoe City Winter Sports Park, Tahoe XC, North Tahoe Regional Park, Tahoe Meadows atop Highway 431, the Camp Richardson area, and Sugar Pine Point State Park.

A South Lake Tahoe man was killed in an avalanche Monday in El Dorado County. “Euphoria” star Hunter Schafer posted a video to her TikTok story in which she revealed that her renewed passport lists her gender as male following Donald Trump’s executive order declaring the government will only recognize two genders: Male and female.