Home / California / Greater Lake Tahoe Area
Avalanche in Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
Avalanche December 24, 2012 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
Avalanche control activities (explosives) at the Alpine Meadows Ski resort resulted in the death of an experienced ski patroller. The avalanche broke much wider and higher than expected based on past experience. The man was found and uncovered within 8 minutes of the avalanche. He was airlifted via CareFlight helicopter to Renown Medical Center in Reno where he died.
The wider storm
Strong, cold low pressure remained over the northeast Pacific from the 21st through early on the 24th bringing heavy snow to eastern California.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 427763. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
Tornadoes near your address
See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.
We couldn’t get your location. Check that location access is allowed for this site, or type an address.