FILE: Snow-covered mountains in Lake Tahoe.

A South Lake Tahoe backcountry skier died in an avalanche Monday on Luther Pass, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said.

A call to dispatch just after 4 p.m. reported a missing backcountry skier who had not returned home, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook. 

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The skier has been identified as Frederic Dross, a 46-year-old man who lived in South Lake Tahoe. Dross was a husband and the father of two girls, according to a GoFundMe page organized to raise money for his family.

Dross’ wife later found their car at a parking area off Luther Pass, the Tahoe Daily Tribune........

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