The Northwest Snow and Avalanche Summit '09- 10.24.09
"RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE AVALANCHE INDUSTRY"
The Northwest Snow and Avalanche Summit (NSAS) is a professional development seminar for avalanche workers, and a continuing education opportunity for recreationalists. NSAS is intended for ski patrollers, forecasters, ski guides, search and rescue teams, as well as any number of other occupations that occur on and around snow. The content of NSAS is relevant to professionals and recreationalists alike.
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the REI Flagship Store in Seattle. It is limited to the first 300 paid registrants, and sponsored by The Friends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center. Get Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets
All Ortovox S1 owners can bring their transceivers to NSAS for a free software upgrade.
Schedule
- 8:00-8:30 Registration
- 8:30-8:45 Welcome (Steve Christy, Host)
- 8:45-9:30 Kenny Kramer (NWAC Forecaster)
- 9:30-10:15 Rob Gibson (Snoqualmie Pass Patrol Director)
- 10:15-10:45 Break
- 10:45-11:30 Ted Steiner (BNSF Forecaster)
- 11:30-12:15 Simon Trautman (CAIC Forecaster, “Wet Snow Characteristics”)
- 12:15-1:45 LUNCH
- 1:45-2:30 Greg Johnson (CAA Forecaster, “Terrain Mapping for Hazard Analysis” ATES)
- 2:30-3:15 Mike Stanford (WSDOT avalanche supervisor)
- 3:15-3:45 Break
- 3:45-4:30 Thomas Exner (ACMG Mountain Guide, Researcher) “Deep Slab Instabilities”