Dave Richards runs the avalanche office at Alta Ski Area in Little Cottonwood Canyon of Northern Utah. His father was a ski patroller at Alta. He grew up there and has a deep sense of connection to the place. He shares some of the collective wisdom that has been cultivated in the snow and avalanche community of LCC since the 1930’s. Dave talks about tools in the toolbox for managing the avalanche hazard at the ski area as he gives a glimpse into a storm morning in LCC. I think this is probably a must listen for any ski patroller out there. You’ll like it…. Check out this great video about the Alta Ski Patrol: https://www.powder.com/videos/watch-a-day-in-the-life-of-an-alta-ski-patroller/ Theme Music in the start of the show: Fascination by Chris Kaplinski. Eyes on Me by Ketsa takes us out of the hour. Artwork by Mike Tea: www.miketea.com WNDR Alpine skis 10% off: FOWFFR10-4SZB7P Do note that if you order bindings with their skis, there's an automatic 10% ski & binding bundle discount that gets applied and overrides this friends and family one. So, if you are needing to order bindings with your skis, you will have to do so in a separate order unfortunately, otherwise you will only receive 10% off the skis. Good thing is shipping is free, so no additional cost there. HAGAN SKI MOUNTAINEERING 15% off with code: AvalancheHour15 https://alnk.to/6bNgvJb SOCIAL CBD 20% OFF LINK: https://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=ml&ti=908357&pw=282549