The company has been criticized relentlessly on social media for setting out Sunday with 11 paying clients and four guides for a three-day backcountry ski trip with the strongest storm of the

In a video posted to social media, the company urged people to “use extra caution” due to the avalanche danger.

An avalanche near Castle Peak outside Truckee buried 10 skiers and left six survivors stranded in whiteout conditions as 46 rescuers launched a massive response.

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.

While the fate of the missing skiers remains unknown, Tuesday's avalanche has the potential to go down as one of the worst in modern California history.

Avalanche danger is great due in part to the recent storm system that came through Idaho.

A train derailment near Goppenstein, Switzerland, caused by an avalanche, has left several passengers injured. Occurring in the early hours in the Valais canton, the incident affected the RE1 line. The crash highlights the unpredictability of natural events impacting transportation safety.