November 4th, 2022 from 9am – 4:30pm
RECORDINGS ARE POSTED:
MORNING PRESENTATIONS
AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS
9:00 – 9:10 Opening remarks
9:10 – 9:30 American Avalanche Association (A3) Update
Jayne Thompson Nolan, A3 Executive Director
9:30 – 10:00 Avalanche Transceiver Interference
Doug Latimer and Ivars Finvers, Alpine Club of Canada Lead Winter Guide
10:00 – 10:30 Change Your Lenses; Cultivating Intellectual Humility
Amy Pertuz, Silverton Mountain Ski Patrol, Guide, Avalanche Forecaster
10:30 – 10:45 Morning Break
10:45 – 11:15 A Pattern of Deep Persistent Slabs in the Washington Cascades, and Decision Making Strategies for Them
Matt Primomo, Northwest Avalanche Center
11:15 – 11:45 Avalanche modeling for Door 4 RACS placements
Matt McKee, Alaska Railroad Avalanche Program
Katreen Wickstrom-Jones, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
11:45 – 12:15 Automated Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) Mapping
John Sykes, Chugach NF Avalanche Center and Simon-Fraser University
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch Break (pizza and snacks provided downstairs)
1:15 – 1:45 A case study of the Hatcher Pass 2022 Valentine’s Storm Cycle
Allie Barker, Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center
Kyle Van Peursem, NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center in Anchorage
1:45 – 2:15 The Story of the Hiland Road Avalanche
Trip Kinney, Arctic Valley Ski Patrol
2:15 – 2:45 An Analysis of a Close Call on Eddie’s Ridge
Mike Welch, Chugach Powder Guides, Alyeska Ski Patrol, Sundog Ski Guides
George Creighton, Chugach Powder Guides and Alaska Avalanche School
2:45 – 3:00 Afternoon Break
3:00 – 3:30 NWS Season Outlook/ Avalanche Fx products
Carson Jones, National Weather Service
3:30 – 3:45 Community Snow Observations
Gabe Wolken, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys and Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
3:45 – 4:15 Updates from Avalanche Centers in Alaska
Hatcher Pass, Valdez, Haines, Coastal Alaska, Cordova, Eastern Alaska Range, Chugach National Forest
4:15 -4:20 Closing comments
4:20 – 5:30 Social Hour! Join us for a well earned post workshop beverage downstairs.
Sponsored by the Girdwood Brewing Company – thanks guys!