Brutal conditions slow recovery efforts after avalanche

EIGHT PEOPLE. MORGAN CIEZKI AND HIS TEAM IN TRUCKEE, MORGAN CIEZKI AND HIS TEAM IN TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA, AGAIN FOR. TEAM IN TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA, AGAIN FOR US TONIGHT. CALIFORNIA, AGAIN FOR US TONIGHT.. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITITIONS IN. CONDITIONS IN CALIFORNIA CAUSING HAVOC ON MOUNTAIN. CALIFORNIA CAUSING HAVOC ON MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS, STRANDING. HAVOC ON MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS, STSTRANDING DRIVERS AND LEAVING. HIGHWAYS, STRANDING DRIVERS AND LEAVING THOUSANDS WITHOUT. DRIVERS AND LEAVING THOUSASANDS WITHOUT POWER, FORCING SOME. THTHOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER, FORCING SOME SCHOOLS TO EVEN CLOSE. SCHOOLS TO EVEN CLOSE. IN THE HIGH SIERRA, , NEARLY TWO FEET OF. NEARLY TWO FEET OF FRESH SNOW, COCOMPLICATING AN. COMPLICATING AN ALREADY DANGEROUS RECOVERY MISISSION, RECOVERY MISSION, AFTER CALIFORNIA'S DEADLIEST AVALANCHCHE. AFTER CALIFORNIA'S DEADLIEST AVALANCHE EVER. DEADLIEST AVALANCHE EVER. ONE SKIER STILL. EVER. ONE SKIER STILL MISSING, WITH EIGHT. ONE SKIER STILL MISSING, WITH EIGHT OTHERS CONONFIRMED DEAD, MISSING, WITH EIGHT OTHERS CONFIRMRMED DEAD, AS AVALANCHE WARNINGS. OTHERS CONFIRMED DEAD, AS AVALANCHE WARNINGS ONLY INCREASE.

AS AVALANCHE WARNINGS ONLY INCREASE. AND THIS IS S WHY THAT. ONLY INCREASE. ANAND THIS IS WHY THAT AVALANCHE WARNING HAS. AND THIS IS WHY THTHAT AVALANCHE WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED. AVALANCHE WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED. SNOW NOW FOR DAYS ON. BEEN EXTENDED. SNOW NOW FOR DAYS ON END THAT YOU CAN. SNOW NOW FOR DAYS ON END THAT YOU CAN BARELY WALK THROUGH, END THAT YOU CAN BARELY WALK THROUGH, MUCH LESS REACACH A. BARELY WALK THROUGH, MUCH LESS REREACH A REMOTE AREA TUCKED. MUCH LESS REACH A REMOTE AREA TUCKCKED AWAY IN THE SIERRA. AWAY IN THE SIERRA BACK COUNTRY. AUTHTHORITIES NOT YET. BACK COUNTRY. AUTHORITIES NOT YET RELEASE ANYTHIHING. RELEASE ANYTHING VICTIM NAMES, PLEDGING TO BRING EVERYONE BACK. VICTIM NAMES, PLEDGING TO BRINGNG EVERYONE BACK HOME. HOME. >> BEST DESCRIBE IT, TRAGIC IS THE WORD. TRAGIC IS THE WORD THAT FIRST COMES TO MY MIND. MIND. AND THE SECOND WORD IS IMPOSSIBLE. AND THE SECOND WORD IS IMPOSSIBLE. WE ARE FACING WORSE. IMPOSSIBLE. WE ARE FACING WORSE AVALANCHE RISKS THAN.

WE ARE FACING WORSE AVALANCHE RISKS THAN WHEN THE ACTUAL. AVALANCHE RISKS THAN WHEN THE ACTUAL INITIAL AVALANCHE. WHEN THE ACTUAL INITIAL AVALANCHE OCCURRED. INITIAL AVALANCHE OCOCCURRED. >> Reporter: SUGAR. >> Reporter: SUGAR BOWL ACADEMY, A LOCAL SKI SCHOOL, SAYING. SKI SCHOOL, SAYING MULTIPLE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY WERE. MULTIPLE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY WERE LOST. LOST. HOWEVER OFFICIALS SAY NO CHILDREN WERE. NO CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED. BLACK BURN MOUNTAIN. INVOLVED. BLACK BURN MOUNTAIN N GUIDES TEMPORARILY. GUIDES TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING OPERATIONS, CONFIRMIMING THREE OF. CONFIRMING THREE OF THEIR OWN WERE AMONG THE VICTIMS. THEIR OWN WERE AMONG THE VICTIMS. IN UTATAH, AUTHORITIES. THE VICTIMS. IN UTAH, AUTHORITIES SAY AN AVALANCHE GAVE. IN UTAH, AUTHORITIES SAY AN A AVALANCHE GAVE WAY, KILLING A YOUNG. . WAY, KILLING A YOUNG GIRL. BUT YESTERDAY, GIRL. BUT YESTERDAY, OFFICIALS SAY ONE. BUT YESTERDAY, OFFICIALS SAY ONE FATHERER DIED WHILE. OFFICIALS SAY ONE FATHER DIED WHILE SNOWMOBILING WITH HIS. FATHER DIED WHILE SNOWMOBILING W WITH HIS SON IN YET ANOTHER.

SNOWMOBILING WITH HIS SON IN YET ANOTHER AVALANCHE. SON IN YET ANOTHER AVALANCHE. TONIGHT IN TRUCKEE, AS. AVALANCHE. TONIGHT IN TRUCKEE, AS SEARCHCH AND RESCUE. SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS WAIT FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE, TEAMS WAIT FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE, A CLOSE-KNIT C COMMUNITY. CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE, A CLOSE-E-KNIT COMMUNITY LEFT IN MOURNING. A CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY LEFT IN MOURNING. AND TONIGHT WITH THIS. LEFT IN MOURNING. AND TONIGHT WITH THIS SEEMINGLY NON-STOP. AND TONIGHT WITH THIS SEEMINGLY NON-STOP SNOWSTORORM THAT ONLY. SNOWSTORM THAT ONLY CONTINUES TO POUND THIS REGION, CONTINUES TO POUND THIS REGION, AUAUTHORITIES LOOKING. AUTHORITIES LOOKING FOR ANY POSSIBLE WAY TO REAEACH THOSE STILL. TO REACH THOSE STILL ON THE MOUNTAIN, TELLING ME THEY'RE. ON THE MOUNTAIN, TELLING ME T THEY'RE LOOKING AT BUILDING A.