Avalanche risk 'considerable' for Tahoe Basin, Sierra Avalanche Center issues advisory

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — In anticipation of this week’s winter storm, the Sierra Avalanche Center raised its backcountry avalanche threat from low to considerable Thursday — level three on their five-tier scale. “Avalanche danger will remain elevated through the weekend,” avalanche forecaster Andy Anderson told the Tahoe Daily Tribune. “We’re going to get a lot of wind. That, combined with our new snow amounts, will provide some pretty unstable wind slabs.&rdq