An avalanche in California's Lake Tahoe region has left 10 backcountry skiers missing, authorities say, with six more people stranded and awaiting rescue. The avalanche was reported about 11:30PST (19:30GMT) in the Castle Peak area near the town of Truckee,

A total of 16 skiers, including four ski guides and 12 clients, were hit by an avalanche in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office announced in a Facebook post. Ten of the skiers are unaccounted for as of 3:44 p.

Authorities say six backcountry skiers were found alive and 10 others were still missing Tuesday in an avalanche in Northern California during a powerful winter storm moving through the state.

At least six of the skiers survived the avalanche and are awaiting rescue, according to the Nevada Country Sheriff's Office.

Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach six backcountry skiers trapped after an avalanche high in the rugged Northern California mountains that left 10 other skiers missing as

Sixteen backcountry skiers were caught in an avalanche Tuesday near Lake Tahoe as heavy snow fell across the Sierra Nevada, officials said. At least six survived, but 10 were still unaccounted for as of Tuesday afternoon.

Nevada County sheriff's officials said "several" skiers have been reported missing after an avalanche Tuesday morning in the Sierra Nevada's Castle Peak area. The Nevada County Sheriff's Office, sheriff's search and rescue team and other agencies responded around 11:30 a.

The avalanche happened at around 11:30 a.m., local time, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, Calif.