Skiers paid $1,165 to join a guided tour that left 8 dead and 1 missing in a California avalanche

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

The group of 15 backcountry skiers was on a three-day trek organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides into pristine wilderness near Frog Lake in California’s Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe.

The skiers set out on Sunday, carrying their own food and overnighting in huts situated at 7,600 feet (3,415 meters) in Tahoe National Forest, where a winter storm arrived and an avalanche watch was issued that morning.