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

CNN By Martin Goillandeau and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Eight of nine skiers buried near California’s Lake Tahoe amid heavy snow and “extreme weather conditions” in the deadliest avalanche in the state’s recorded history have died, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. One is still missing and presumed dead, Sheriff Shannan Moon said.