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Blackbird Mountain Guides: Avalanche Tragedy Shakes Backcountry Skiing Community

Blackbird Mountain Guides, founded by IFMGA-certified guide Zeb Blais, specializes in mountain guiding for backcountry skiing, alpine climbing, rock, and ice across California, Washington, and ...

California workplace safety agency investigates after deadly avalanche in Nevada County

Cal/OSHA is investigating Blackbird Mountain Guides after an avalanche killed eight backcountry skiers in Nevada County.

The backcountry ski trip hit by avalanche was led by an outfit offering mountain adventures globally

The group of 15 backcountry skiers headed out on a three-day trek organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides into pristine wilderness near Frog Lake in California's Sierra Nevada as a powerful winter ...

California agency will investigate Truckee backcountry guide firm after deadly avalanche

The investigation will take up to six months to complete.

Rescuers push through winter storm to 6 survivors of a California avalanche. 9 others are missing

Crews have pushed through mountainous wilderness in California near Lake Tahoe during a snowstorm to rescue six backcountry skiers who survived an avalanche but were trapped by its snow and ice ...