A second avalanche this week occurred Thursday at Palisades Tahoe. Fortunately, this time there were no skiers or snowboarders engulfed by the collapsing, fast-moving snow. The second avalanche came one day after a major avalanche roared down the KT-22 area of the Tahoe ski resort, trapping several people and killing a 66-year-old Kenneth Kidd, a […]
Palisades Tahoe avalanche
Palisades Tahoe avalanche victim identified
Kenneth Kidd, a resident of nearby Truckee and Point Reyes, was identified as the skier who tragically died Wednesday during an avalanche at Palisades Tahoe. The 66-year-old Kidd was identified by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Sheriff’s report, the avalanche also caused one person to suffer a lower leg injury and two […]
One person dead in Palisades Tahoe avalanche
In what was supposed to be a terrific day at Palisades Tahoe due to the opening of the famed KT-22 area, turned into a tragic one with a person dying in an avalanche Wednesday morning. According to Michael Steinberg, a storm chaser for Live Storms Media, the avalanche has resulted in at least one death. […]