Guide company involved in deadly February avalanche closes

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The backcountry guide company involved in the Feb. 17 avalanche near Castle Peak has permanently closed, according to its online listing and website. Blackbird Mountain Guides lost three of its guide members and six clients in the incident, listed as the deadliest avalanche in modern California history, occurring in backcountry terrain just outside of Truckee. With a Google listing that reads “Permanently Closed,” the company’s website states, “Blackbird Mountain Guides is no longer operating. We are forever grateful for the kindness of our community.” Now stripped of its expedition offerings and services, Blackbird’s website is left with its closure announcement, official statements related to the avalanche, and the following tribute to the victims. “Wherever we are in the mountains—every ridge, every quiet morning—the nine we lost are with us. In our hearts.

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