Weather.com - 12/27/12, Tony Bizjak/Sacramento Bee
Avalanche (archive photo)
The pleasures of prime ski season in the Sierra have arrived with a dark side -- the peril of avalanches. Tahoe area officials are warning skiers and back-country recreationists of "considerable" avalanche danger this week after three incidents caused several injuries and killed two people -- including a ski patrol member doing avalanche control work.
Sierra Avalanche Center officials say heavy snowfall in recent days, along with fluctuating temperatures and wind, have left the Sierra snowpack unstable.
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