- Following a whiplash transition from record warmth to very heavy mountain snowfall in California, yet another swing back toward anomalous warmth (first damp, then dry) Weather West
- A group of mothers embarked on a backcountry ski trip. Only 2 of them made it out alive CNN
- Nine Bodies of Skiers Recovered in Deadly Sierra Nevada Avalanche, Officials Say The New York Times
- 8 dead in Tahoe avalanche; victims include Sugar Bowl ski team moms San Francisco Chronicle
- Anger, grief, questions surround the worst avalanche in Calif. history SFGATE
