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March 15, 2013
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Snowpack stabilizes, but more snow headed to Tahoe

After two avalanches last week, the Tahoe snowpack has started to stabilize according to Tahoe National Forest Sierra Avalanche Center forecasters. But that trend could reverse if the fast-moving storm predicted to hit the South Shore Tuesday brings another foot or more of fresh snow. The Sierra Avalanche Center, a nonprofit that provides daily avalanche advisories during the winter, recorded two human-triggered slides last week. A skier triggered a 700-foot-long avalanche on March 7 around 4 p.m. near Donner Summit, while a snowboarder caused another slide March 9 at Mount Rose that temporarily reduced traffic to one lane on the …

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The Nevada Appeal Updated Mar 15, 2013 11:36PM Published Mar 15, 2013 06:18PM Copyright 2013 The Nevada Appeal. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.