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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Towering Squaw Peak has groomed generations of America’s most elite winter Olympians, from racer Tamara McKinney and freestylist Jonny Mosely to six members of this year’s Alpine Team USA. But Lake Tahoe’s snow will be too patchy and too wet to host future Winter Olympic Games, according to a new analysis, dashing hopes of repeating the 1960 honor that built the region into a powerhouse of winter sports. Because of climate change, the resort — formerly Squaw Valley but now named Palisades Tahoe — is no longer a dependable site for the Games, with the risk of scant and soggy ......

SEATTLE — One person is dead and five others survived after an avalanche Saturday morning in the Silver Basin region of the Crystal Mountain ski area. Around 10:50 a.m., witnesses called ski patrol with a report that a group of six people were buried by an avalanche in a backcountry area. Sgt. Darren Moss of the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said those who survived were involved in a self rescue; it wasn’t immediately clear if those buried in snow rescued themselves, or were rescued by witnesses, he said. One person had stopped breathing and couldn’t be revived. Moss said witnesses called......

FORT WORTH, Texas — Hundreds of thousands of Dallas-Fort Worth residents were without power Tuesday as record low temperatures bore down on the region and more winter weather loomed on the horizon. Road conditions were also dangerous in many spots across North Texas, with the frigid temperatures freezing over precipitation from the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. Tarrant County issued a disaster declaration Tuesday, stating that citizens and businesses have been impacted by impassable roads and power outages. Many residences and storefronts across the county h......