Treacherous backcountry conditions stall the recovery of ski group’s bodies after historically deadly California avalanche

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — After six skiers were rescued from the “horrific” aftermath of an avalanche near California’s Lake Tahoe, the family members of nine remaining skiers received crushing news. The bodies of eight had been left on the icy mountainside, and a final member of the group was still missing, presumed dead