Jakes Peak

A skier-triggered an avalanche Tuesday at Lake Tahoe, reports The Sierra Avalanche Center. The avalanche forecast that morning was considerable. A group of skiers were climbing Jake’s Peak, near Emerald Bay, and witnessed another skier trigger a slide above the treeline. A skier-triggered avalanche occurred on the East aspect of Jake’s Peak, just below the summit, in a wind-loaded pocket.  Triggered […]