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Avalanche in Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
Avalanche December 25, 2008 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Sacramento Bee newspaper reported that a 21-year-old skier died in an avalanche in the Sierra on Christmas morning. The newspaper reported that the skier's body was found buried following an avalanche in the Red Dog area at Squaw Valley Ski Resort. The victim was a resident of Tahoe City.
The wider storm
A winter storm brought over two feet of snow to parts of the Sierra Nevada and a rare white Christmas to much of western Nevada.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 146289. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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