Ten skiers missing, six stranded in California avalanche
LOS ANGELES, 18th February, 2026 (WAM) -- Ten skiers were missing and at least six others were stranded and awaiting rescue in heavy snow after an avalanche struck a backcountry slope in California's Sierra Nevada mountains on Tuesday, authorities said.
Hours after the late-morning calamity, as darkness fell and a nearby highway was closed due to zero visibility in the midst of a winter storm, a spokesperson for