Following a whiplash transition from record warmth to very heavy mountain snowfall in California, yet another swing back toward anomalous warmth (first damp, then dry) - Weather West

By Anonymous User · February 23, 2026

Following a whiplash transition from record warmth to very heavy mountain snowfall in California, yet another swing back toward anomalous warmth (first damp, then dry)  Weather WestA group of mothers embarked on a backcountry ski trip. Only 2 of them made it out alive  CNNNine Bodies of Skiers Recovered in Deadly Sierra Nevada Avalanche, Officials Say  The New York Times8 dead in Tahoe avalanche; victims include Sugar Bowl ski team moms  San Francisco ChronicleAnger, grief, questions surround the worst avalanche in Calif. history  SFGATE