California recovery operation for deadliest avalanche in decades expected to last into weekend

California recovery operation for deadliest avalanche in decades expected to last into weekend

The majority of the eight skiers who were killed during Tuesday's historic avalanche on Castle Peak have been identified in a joint statement from their families. The avalanche in the rugged Donner Pass region of California's northern Sierra, marks the deadliest U.S. avalanche since the 1981 disaster on Mount Rainier. Officials halted Thursday's recovery operation for the victims and the last missing skier, who is presumed dead as dangerous weather conditions persisted. Recovery efforts are expected to carry into the weekend. FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray has details on the conditions from nearby Lake Tahoe.