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Let's see a show of hands of people who don't need to know any more about avalanche safety:
Anyone?
That's what I thought. Please join the Utah Avalanche Center at the Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop on Saturday afternoon, Oct 31. This is a great way to learn more about avalanches, mountain weather, and rescues from a group of pros.
Agenda:
13:05-13:35 Education Levels Framework- Update of avalanche education paths, KBYG viddy rollout- Paul Diegel, Craig Gordon, Jaime Musnicki AAA
13:40-14:25 Backcountry Roundtable/Backcountry Responsibility Objective- Trends in backcountry users and their level of responsibility to each other- Drew Hardesty - Utah Avalanche Center; Steve Scheid -USFS, Bill Nalli -UDOT , Jay Pistono -Teton Pass Ambassador
14:30-14:50
Climate Change and Variability: Snowy and Not So Snowy Projections for the 21st Century and the Winter of 2015–16- Cutting through the hype and taking a look at what we can and can't expect this winter and in the coming decades. Jim Steenberg
14:50-15:10 Break
15:15-15:35 Jaws Avalanche Accident Case Study-12.24.2014- A summary of the Christmas eve slide in Jaws from the victim’s perspective of the events that led up to the avalanche, the ride, rescue efforts, and lessons learned- David Brown
15:40-16:00 Magoo, Me, and You: Developing Expert Intuition in the Backcountry- Research shows that most of our decisions are unavoidably influenced or even determined by subconscious cognition. In the backcountry, this tendency often shows itself as heuristic errors or the illusion of skill. We can, however, develop expert intuition by relying on practices that increase feedback reliability and quality. Blasé Reardon
16:05-16:25 Proceed with Caution: Traveling to Ski the World Without Avalanche Forecasts- While enticing to visit, most of the world's mountains don't have experts trying to keep you on top. Safely climbing and skiing objectives outside the forecast zones is possible. Brody Leven presents practical, real-world approaches to worldwide skiing.
16:30-17:00 Forecasting then, now, and in the future- Bruce Tremper
What else you gonna be doing that day? Costumes optional.
Anyone?
That's what I thought. Please join the Utah Avalanche Center at the Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop on Saturday afternoon, Oct 31. This is a great way to learn more about avalanches, mountain weather, and rescues from a group of pros.
Agenda:
13:05-13:35 Education Levels Framework- Update of avalanche education paths, KBYG viddy rollout- Paul Diegel, Craig Gordon, Jaime Musnicki AAA
13:40-14:25 Backcountry Roundtable/Backcountry Responsibility Objective- Trends in backcountry users and their level of responsibility to each other- Drew Hardesty - Utah Avalanche Center; Steve Scheid -USFS, Bill Nalli -UDOT , Jay Pistono -Teton Pass Ambassador
14:30-14:50
Climate Change and Variability: Snowy and Not So Snowy Projections for the 21st Century and the Winter of 2015–16- Cutting through the hype and taking a look at what we can and can't expect this winter and in the coming decades. Jim Steenberg
14:50-15:10 Break
15:15-15:35 Jaws Avalanche Accident Case Study-12.24.2014- A summary of the Christmas eve slide in Jaws from the victim’s perspective of the events that led up to the avalanche, the ride, rescue efforts, and lessons learned- David Brown
15:40-16:00 Magoo, Me, and You: Developing Expert Intuition in the Backcountry- Research shows that most of our decisions are unavoidably influenced or even determined by subconscious cognition. In the backcountry, this tendency often shows itself as heuristic errors or the illusion of skill. We can, however, develop expert intuition by relying on practices that increase feedback reliability and quality. Blasé Reardon
16:05-16:25 Proceed with Caution: Traveling to Ski the World Without Avalanche Forecasts- While enticing to visit, most of the world's mountains don't have experts trying to keep you on top. Safely climbing and skiing objectives outside the forecast zones is possible. Brody Leven presents practical, real-world approaches to worldwide skiing.
16:30-17:00 Forecasting then, now, and in the future- Bruce Tremper
What else you gonna be doing that day? Costumes optional.
