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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christopher Weber

California avalanche site where eight skiers died had been closed for a century before tragedy

A group of 15 backcountry skiers was on a three-day trek into pristine wilderness in California's Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe when tragedy struck.

The skiers, on a trip organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides, carried in their own food and overnighted in huts situated at 7,600 feet (3,415 meters) in Tahoe National Forest.

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