February 20, 2026, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time
Few laws govern backcountry skiing in California. Experts say that people engage in the sport at their own risk, but guides have responsibilities to keep clients safe.
Families and friends of the women, many from the Bay Area, confirmed their identities. The women went on regular trips to the Tahoe region and were experienced skiers, the families said.
The sheriff’s office in Nevada County, Calif., said a storm that moved through early Thursday has slowed their work.
Research has pointed to the dangers of heavier and wetter snowfall, even as the number of snowy days decreases overall in California’s Sierra Nevada.
His breakout role came in 2006 as the handsome Dr. Mark Sloan, nicknamed McSteamy, the head of plastic surgery at a Seattle hospital. He died 10 months after announcing his A.L.S. diagnosis.
In states that once focused mainly on health care and sports for transgender minors, debates now revolve around the validity of transgender identity.
Three critics briefly consider the short films nominated for the 98th Academy Awards.
Yeshayah Goldfarb joins the Ballers as the team’s first president after 24 years as a key member of the Giants’ baseball operations group.
The police in St. Paul, Minn., are investigating an arrest last month during the immigration crackdown. The man has said he was beaten by agents. ICE asserted that he ran into a wall.
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