Tahoe neighborhoods under avalanche warning
By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal
Emergency management officials are warning Lake Tahoe residents to avoid activity in some neighborhoods because of the potential for an avalanche.
On Friday Washoe County issued a Stage 1 Avalanche Warning for the Crystal Bay and Third Creek subdivisions.
“Storm and wind slab avalanches are likely, especially human triggered, however due to the relatively new nature of the underlying snow cover they are not predicted to be large enough to directly affect houses or roads,” the warning stated.
About 160 homes are in the affected areas.