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The avalanche struck a guided backcountry skiing group near Truckee, Calif., near the end of a multiday trip, officials said. Six skiers have been rescued.
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Search crews responded to a report of an avalanche that occurred Tuesday in the Castle Peak area of California's Sierra Nevada, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office said.
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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.
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;Resize=(620)) 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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