Snowsport enthusiasts who venture into the backcountry quickly become aware of avalanche dangers and how to stay out of harm’s way. It’s an important part of playing outdoors in the

Overnight Monday, dozens of first responders, including members of the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team, cut through fallen trees, dug through deep snow and traversed the area by snowmobile and snowcat after an avalanche near Truckee, Calif., buried and killed one man.

Rescue teams are searching an area north of Castle Peak on Monday following a reported avalanche, according to the Nevada County Sheriff's Office.

A third skier uncovered the teen, who had been skiing in the Hidden Canyon backcountry without avalanche safety gear.

A 42-year-old snowmobiler died in an avalanche on California's Castle Peak, despite rescue attempts by his group and Good Samaritans.

After a powerful Monday storm delivered more than 21 inches of snow along the Park City ridgeline, the Utah Avalanche Center warns that avalanche conditions are now highly dangerous and could worsen further this week.

An avalanche in Nevada County prompted a large-scale emergency response, with approximately 45 personnel deployed as rescue operations continue.

An Oregon man snowmobiling in the Sierra outside Lake Tahoe was killed after being buried in a “300 foot-wide” avalanche on Monday. The individual was identified on Tuesday as 42-year-old Chris Scott Thomason from Bend, Oregon, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office.