Nine skiers are missing, after an avalanche near Castle Peak in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. Six others have been found. The weather is dangerous in the region, with blizzard-like conditions, including blinding snow and punishing winds, pummeling the area for two days. Conditions on the mountain are making search and rescue efforts more difficult. One official told Matt Gutman that there has been no sign of life from the remaining skiers, who are presumed to be buried by snow, but that

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