A fatal avalanche put a spotlight on the risks of backcountry skiing. Here’s why people will keep going

Dave Miller, owner of International Alpine Guides in June Lake, which also guides backcountry skiing trips to the Frog Lake Huts, said storm skiing isn’t as shocking as it might sound to a layperson.

8 backcountry skiers killed and 1 missing after deadliest avalanche in California’s recorded history

Eight skiers buried by snow and debris near California’s Lake Tahoe amid dangerous conditions were killed in what is now the deadliest avalanche in the state’s recorded history, authorities said ...