Multiple skiers caught in Squaw Valley avalanche, injuries reported
March 3, 2018 by admin
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Whiteout conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Resort on March 1, 2018. The resort was forced to closed Thursday but will have lots of fresh powder when it reopens after the worst of the storm passes.
Whiteout conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Resort on March 1, 2018. The resort was forced to closed Thursday but will have lots of fresh powder when it reopens after the worst of the storm passes.
Photo: Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Photo: Abby Hein
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Photo: Abby Hein
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Photo: Abby Hein
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Photo: Abby Hein
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Photo: Abby Hein
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Photo: Abby Hein
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Photo: Abby Hein
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Photo: Abby Hein
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Whiteout conditions as seen at Kirkwood on March 2, 2018.
Photo: Abby Hein
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Photo: Twitter Screen Capture
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Photo: Twitter Screen Capture
Snow storm at Sugar Bowl, March 1, 2018
Snow storm at Sugar Bowl, March 1, 2018
Photo: Sugar Bowl
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Photo: Twitter Screen Capture
Snow storm at Sugar Bowl, March 1, 2018
Snow storm at Sugar Bowl, March 1, 2018
Photo: Sugar Bowl
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Photo: Twitter Screen Capture
A storm being called “winter’s biggest” hit Tahoe on March 1, 2018. Photo taken at El Dorado Beach in South Lake.
A storm being called “winter’s biggest” hit Tahoe on March 1, 2018. Photo taken at El Dorado Beach in South Lake.
Photo: Eva Salyer
Snow storm at Sugar Bowl, March 1, 2018
Snow storm at Sugar Bowl, March 1, 2018
Photo: Sugar Bowl
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Photo: Twitter Screen Capture
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Twitter responds to the Tahoe storm on March 1, 2018, with photos of the whiteout and posts expressing excitement for the big storm.
Photo: Twitter Screen Capture
Heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions closed I-80 eastbound at Alta and westbound at Truckee on March 1, 2018.
Heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions closed I-80 eastbound at Alta and westbound at Truckee on March 1, 2018.
Photo: CHP Truckee
Heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions closed I-80 eastbound at Alta and westbound at Truckee on March 1, 2018.
Heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions closed I-80 eastbound at Alta and westbound at Truckee on March 1, 2018.
Photo: CHP Truckee
Blizzard conditions on I-80 closed over the Sierra Nevada on March 1, 2018.
Blizzard conditions on I-80 closed over the Sierra Nevada on March 1, 2018.
Photo: Caltrains District 3
Whiteout conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Resort on March 1, 2018. The resort was forced to closed Thursday but will have lots of fresh powder when it reopens after the worst of the storm passes.
Whiteout conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Resort on March 1, 2018. The resort was forced to closed Thursday but will have lots of fresh powder when it reopens after the worst of the storm passes.
Photo: Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
Whiteout conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Resort on March 1, 2018. The resort was forced to closed Thursday but will have lots of fresh powder when it reopens after the worst of the storm passes.
Whiteout conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Resort on March 1, 2018. The resort was forced to closed Thursday but will have lots of fresh powder when it reopens after the worst of the storm passes.
Photo: Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
Whiteout conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Resort on March 1, 2018. The resort was forced to closed Thursday but will have lots of fresh powder when it reopens after the worst of the storm passes.
Whiteout conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Resort on March 1, 2018. The resort was forced to closed Thursday but will have lots of fresh powder when it reopens after the worst of the storm passes.
Photo: Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
Whiteout conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Resort on March 1, 2018. The resort was forced to closed Thursday but will have lots of fresh powder when it reopens after the worst of the storm passes.
Whiteout conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Resort on March 1, 2018. The resort was forced to closed Thursday but will have lots of fresh powder when it reopens after the worst of the storm passes.
Photo: Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
Five skiers were rescued Friday after an avalanche at a Tahoe resort. All missing persons have been accounted for.
Guests reported an inbounds avalanche near the Olympic Lady chairlift at Squaw Valley Ski Resort at 1:40 p.m. Friday, officials said in a press release. Five guests – three males and two females – were rescued from the avalanche.
One skier was transported to Tahoe Forest Hospital with a serious lower body injury. Another was released shortly after transport.
Officials are currently investigating the cause of the avalanche, which may have been fanned by a fierce winter storm that dumped 32 inches of snow on the region in 24 hours. An investigation of the avalanche trigger is ongoing.
Placer County Sheriff’s Office deputies respond to an avalanche at Squaw Valley.
Media: San Francisco Chronicle
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Squaw Valley closed for the day shortly after the avalanche report. It is not yet known whether the resort will be open Saturday.
Earlier in the day, the body of a missing snowboarder was uncovered in the Squaw Creek area of the ski resort. Wenyu Zhang, 42, of Placer County, disappeared during Thursday’s Sierra Nevada blizzard. Zhang’s last known location was registered at the Squaw Creek chairlift at Squaw Valley Ski Resort, after a late-afternoon season pass scan, said a spokesperson of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows.
Forecasters predict an additional one to two feet of snow for Squaw Valley by Saturday night. Friday’s 50-mph winds are expected to drop off over the weekend.
Michelle Robertson is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at mrobertson@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @mrobertsonsf.
