Nine skiers were missing early Wednesday after an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, but six others who had been stranded have since been rescued, authorities said.

Six others from the group have already been rescued after they became stranded on Tuesday, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office says.

Authorities on Wednesday confirmed that eight skiers who went missing following an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountains were found dead; one other remained missing. The skiers, who were between 30 and 55 years of age,

Authorities say six backcountry skiers were found alive and 10 others were still missing Tuesday after an avalanche in Northern California.

Eight people died and one person is still missing after a California avalanche near Tahoe, according to the Nevada County Sheriff.

A powerful winter storm battering California has triggered a massive avalanche near Lake Tahoe, leaving several people missing and prompting an ongoing search and

Rescuers were conducting an "all-hands" search Wednesday for nine backcountry skiers who went missing after an avalanche in the mountains of California, where a huge storm has dumped several feet of