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Six backcountry skiers were rescued after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, but nine remain missing. The incident occurred at Castle Peak in the Sierra Nevada, highlighting the dangers of backcountry. Search and rescue teams continue their efforts to locate nine missing skiers caught in Tuesday’s avalanche in the Castle Peak backcountry. Authorities initially reported that the group included 16 people, but later corrected the total to 15, including four guides. Nine backcountry skiers remain missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe and six more were rescued, officials in Northern California said Tuesday. Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead, and one remains missing following an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, officials announced Wednesday. The skiers were returning from a three-day trek in California's Sierra Nevada when the avalanche struck. Six were rescued; one remains missing and is presumed dead. Six backcountry skiers survived an avalanche during a fierce snowstorm near Lake Tahoe in Northern California, but nine others from their group remain missing in treacherous mountain conditions. A group of 15 skiers, including four guides, were attempting a perilous escape in a blinding blizzard in the High Sierra above Lake Tahoe when the avalanche hit. Just six have been rescued.