Rescue underway for missing skiers after reported avalanche in Sierra Nevada, sheriff's office says

NEVADA CITY, Calif. (KGO) -- A rescue is underway connected Tuesday successful the Sierra Nevada aft a reported avalanche successful the Castle Peak area, according to the Nevada County Sheriff's Office successful a Facebook post.

It was reported astir 11:30 a.m.

The sheriff's bureau said backcountry skiers are progressive successful the incident, "with respective members of the enactment missing astatine this time."

The Nevada County Sheriff's Office on with the Nevada County Sheriff's Search & Rescue squad and allied agencies, are responding to the incident.

According to ABC News, the Sierra Avalanche Center, which forecasts avalanche information successful the area, has the information standing astatine "HIGH" connected Tuesday.

"Today's tempest is falling connected a horrifyingly mediocre prime snowfall battalion that volition neglect and descent easy with value connected apical of it," the property merchandise said.

"Travel in, near, oregon beneath avalanche terrain is not recommended today. A wide earthy avalanchecycle is expected implicit the adjacent 24 hours. Large avalanches whitethorn tally done treed areas. If attempting question contiguous successful non-avalanche terrain, beryllium definite that determination are nary steeper slopes connected to the terrain you are traveling, either supra oregon to the side."

In January, a snowmobiler was killed successful an avalanche successful the area, adjacent Johnson Peak and Castle Peak successful Truckee.

The snowmobiler was initially reported missing, but past was recovered nether the snowfall respective minutes later, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office said successful a statement.

Fellow recreationists recovered him but helium didn't past contempt lifesaving efforts, according to the statement.

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