"He said he got caught in an avalanche in Tajikistan after he and his team grew "impatient" crossing a glacier they knew had "unstable" snow, he explained in a 2021 podcast interview. Blais said his group exhibited poor judgement and called it "one of the biggest learning experiences of my career" after snow buried the thrill-seeker and he needed to be rescued."
"The founder of the guiding company facing a criminal investigation after deadly Lake Tahoe avalanche is a highly accomplished skier and mountaineer with two summits of Mt. Everest under his belt. Zeb Blais, who founded Truckee, Calif.-based Blackbird Mountain Guides in 2020, has been a mountain guide for more than two decades. His company led a doomed tour group that saw eight of its members killed and one presumed dead in the avalanche Tuesday at Castle Peak, including a six "supermoms" and three guides."
Zeb Blais founded Truckee, California-based Blackbird Mountain Guides in 2020 and has worked as a mountain guide for more than two decades. His company led a tour at Castle Peak that resulted in eight members killed and one presumed dead, including six "supermoms" and three guides. State and local police are investigating Blackbird for possible negligence after the group went out amid dangerous conditions and a prior social media warning of a "BIG storm" showing a guide sifting through a weak snow layer. Blais previously was caught and buried in an avalanche in Tajikistan and described that incident as a major learning experience. He holds multiple high-altitude summits and an avalanche blaster license.
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