Rescuers pulled six survivors from a remote California site where 15 backcountry skiers were caught in an avalanche, the authorities said. Nine others were still missing.
Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled dangerous, blizzard conditions on Tuesday in an effort to reach six backcountry skiers trapped after an avalanche high in the rugged Northern California mountains that left nine other skiers missing.
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