Bodies of eight killed in Tahoe avalanche cannot be recovered Thursday due to extreme weather

The bodies of eight backcountry skiers who died in the largest avalanche in state history Tuesday will not be recovered Thursday due to hazardous weather conditions, officials said.

Recovery operations to extract the group off the mountains are expected to continue into the weekend, according to a social media post from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office.

One additional skier is missing but presumed deceased.

The nine people were among a group of 15 backcountry skiers on a...