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Truckee

American  
[truhk-ee] / ˈtrʌk i /

noun

  1. a river in E California and W Nevada, rising in Lake Tahoe and flowing E and NE for about 125 miles (201 km).


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The huts are owned by the Truckee Donner Land Trust, which warns that the journey from the trailhead to the cabins takes several hours and passes through dangerous avalanche terrain.

From Los Angeles Times

The heavy snowstorm has prevented rescuers from transporting the bodies from the backcountry to a morgue in the nearby town of Truckee, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said at a news conference on Wednesday.

From BBC

The website for the Frog Lake huts, which are owned by the Truckee Donner Land Trust, warns that the journey from the trail head to the cabins takes several hours and passes through dangerous avalanche terrain.

From Los Angeles Times

The Sierra Avalanche Center, based in Truckee, had issued an ominous warning at 6:29 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite having all the latest safety gear and being in a group of other experienced riders, and despite the efforts of an off-duty Truckee fire department medic who performed CPR on him, Thomason did not survive.

From Los Angeles Times