A group of six mothers who bonded over their love of the outdoors were among the skiers killed in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, according to family and friends. In a statement reported by The New York Times , the families confirmed that Carrie Atkin, Liz Clabaugh, Danielle Keatley, Kate Morse, Caroline Sekar and Kate Vitt were among the victims. Sekar, 45, and Clabaugh, 52, were sisters. "They were all mothers, wives and friends, all of whom connected through the love of the outdoors,