Northern Rockies Snow & Avalanche Worksop

This year’s event features a slate of five speakers with a variety backgrounds whose extensive expertise will provide insight into the technical elements of avalanche safety. Subjects covered include recent developments in snow stability tests, time lapse photography of avalanche terrain, as well as a play by play review of the 2015/2016 winter season. 
“It’s great to be able to bring this workshop to Whitefish for a sixth year,” said Ted Steiner, part of the Friends of the Flathead Avalanche Center workshop committee. “The workshop is about learning, networking, seeing old and making new friends. It’s also a time to remember that winter is on the way, get excited about getting outside and, most importantly, remember we need to be safe and educated when traveling the backcountry. We need to come home to our families and enjoy season upon season of future winter endeavors.” 
 
The workshop will feature Bruce Jamieson, founder of the Applied Snow and Avalanche Research Center (ASARC)  at the University of Calgary; Diana Saly, Master’s student in the Snow and Avalanche Lab at Montana State University; Dr. Terry O’Connor, Emergency physician, EMS Director, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine for the University of Colorado; Todd Wharton, survivor of an avalanche incident in the Canyon Creek area; and Erich Peitzsch, the Director of the Flathead Avalanche Center.