Search and rescue teams with the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office were responding to an avalanche on Tuesday with 10 people unaccounted for, off Interstate 80 near Donner Summit and Truckee.
The sheriff’s office said that the report came in at about 11:30 a.m., in the Castle Peak area, with a group of 16 people initially in danger.
“At least six of the skiers have survived the avalanche and remain at the avalanche site, awaiting rescue, with the remaining ten unaccounted for,” sheriff’s officials shared on Facebook in an update on the situation late Tuesday afternoon. Officials said the group was made up of four ski guides with 12 clients.
The sheriff’s office said that a large multipronged effort was underway in response to this emergency, from ski rescue crews to a snowcat team to maneuver through the heavy snow.
Dozens of first responders were also on scene, sheriff’s officials said, as they stressed the perilous conditions that persisted in the area.
“Rescue efforts remain in progress now with 46 emergency first responders. Weather conditions remain highly dangerous,” officials said.
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