UPDATE From Placer County Sheriff

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — At approximately 9:30 a.m. today at Palisades Tahoe, an avalanche occurred on the Palisades side of the ski resort, specifically above the GS bowl area of KT-22.��

Olympic Valley Fire Department responded to Palisades Tahoe for word of an avalanche in the ski area. OVFD contacted ski patrol, who confirmed an avalanche in the GS Bowl of KT 22. OVFD began recruiting allied agencies and pooling resources in support of Palisades Ski Patrol efforts: OVFD, PCSO, and Palisades Tahoe.

Placer County Sheriff’s Office assisted Olympic Valley Fire and Palisades Tahoe with the search and rescue operation. Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue was activated along with allied agency partners and assets from the west side. PCSO is investigating the corner’s case.

The avalanche caused one fatality and one injury. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family members at this difficult time.�

No further missing persons have been reported.�More than 100 Palisades personnel participated in a beacon search, and two probe lines have been completed. The mountain is closed for the remainder of the day.

The avalanche debris field is approximately 150 feet wide, 450 feet long and 10 feet deep.

(Truckee, CA) — Law enforcement in Northern California are responding to reports of an avalanche Wednesday morning. The Placer County Sheriff’s office and Palisades Tahoe officials say snow and rocks began to fall above the GS gully area of one of the ski runs. It’s unclear if there were any injuries. Ski patrol and other worker are conducting a search of the area. More heavy snow is in the forecast through today.

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Statement from Palisades-Tahoe

At approximately 9:30am today at Palisades Tahoe, an avalanche occurred on the Palisades side, specifically above the GS gully area of KT-22. Our Patrol and mountain operations teams are performing a search at this time. Both sides of our mountain will be closed for the day.