Backcountry guide company faces $150K in fines after California's deadliest modern avalanche
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Times Bay AreaPublished August 21, 2026Updated August 21, 2026English
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California workplace safety officials have fined a guide company that was leading backcountry skiers down a mountain in February when an avalanche was triggered, killing nine members of the group in the deadliest avalanche in the state’s modern history. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, issued $151,300 in fines against Blackbird Mountain Guides for seven
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