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NW Snow, Avalanche Workshop sets expert presentations

Northwest Snow and Avalanche Workshop is Nov. 8.
Northwest Snow and Avalanche Workshop is Nov. 8.

WINTER SPORTS -- The 8th annual Northwest Snow and Avalanche Workshop will bring together professionals and backcountry recreationists on Nov. 8 at the University of Washington HUB. 

A full day of avalanche education, organized by Northwest Avalanche Center, will be presented by some of the leading researchers and avalanche practitioners in North America. 

Skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers, snowmobilers and mountaineers can benefit from this full day of avalanche education.

Presentations include:

  • The Effectiveness of Avalanche Airbags; Pascal Haegeli, PhD, Simon Frasier University
  • Prospects for the Upcoming Winter in the Pacific NW; Nick Bond, PhD, WA State Head Climatologist
  • Stay Alive by Staying Warm: Hypothermia Awareness for Backcountry Travel; Heiko Stopsack, Senior Paramedic and Acting Medical Services Officer with King County Medic One
  • Hazard Evaluation Made Easy; Martin Volken, IFMGA, Pro Guiding Service
  • The Dark Underbelly of Good Avalanche Education: Overconfidence and Overexposure, Margaret Wheeler, IFMGA
  • So You Want To Be An Avalanche Forecaster? From the couch to the snowpit; a look at the changing world of U.S. avalanche education; Dallas Glass, American Avalanche Association
  • Freedom and Anarchy in the Backcountry; Trent Meisenheimer, Forecaster, Utah Avalanche Center
  • Validation of a coupled weather and snowpack model at Bridger Bowl ski area: Can the simulation of seasonal mountain snow cover using forecasted weather data aid in avalanche prediction?; Kyle Van Peursem, Graduate student, Montana State University
  • Decision Making with Uncertainty; Susan Joslyn, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Washington

For more information or to purchase tickets: www.nwac.us/nsaw



Rich Landers
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