Bay Area Man Dies In Skiing Collision At Lake Tahoe Resort

CBS Bay Area

February 18, 2026

A 53-year-old man from the San Francisco Bay Area has died following a skiing collision at a Lake Tahoe resort over the weekend, officials said on Tuesday.

The Placer County Sheriff's Office said the fatal skiing collision happened shortly before noon on Sunday at Northstar California Resort in the Truckee area on the north side of the lake. The skier was identified as Stuart McLaughlin of Hillsborough in San Mateo County.

Northstar said in a statement that the incident involved "a serious on-mountain collision" between two guests on the advanced Polaris trail. Ski patrol responded to the scene, and the Northstar Fire Department later pronounced one guest deceased.

Click here for the full story via CBS San Francisco

CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.