On this, the final, Third Thursday and Podcast episode of the 20/21 season Wes Gregg has a conversation with PHD candidate Rachel Reimer. Rachel is a Revelstoke-based skier, Co-Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, and a researcher who studies inclusion in mountain-based professions. She shares insights from her studies and lived experience as a skier on inclusion, risk management, and decision making in the backcountry environment. Links Rachel Reimer https://www.racheldreimer.com Rise: A comparative study of leadership, diversity and inclusion in the avalanche and mountain professions https://vimeo.com/364524204 Diversity, Inclusion and Mental Health in the Avalanche and Guiding Industry in Canada https://www.acmg.ca/05pdf/2019DiversityInclusionandMentalHealthStudyFINALReport.pdf Reimer, R. (2017). The wildfire within: Firefighter perspectives on gender and leadership in wildland fire. (Master's thesis). https://dspace.royalroads.ca/bitstream/handle/10170/1054/Reimer_royalroads_1313O_10411.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. All of Rachel’s other publications are available on her website listed above. Follow us on Instagram @theavalanchehour Follow our supporters on Instagram for up to date news from them. @TASBYMND @10barrelbrewing @interwest_insurance Resources on the socials @americanavalancheassociation @avalanchecanada The Avalanche Hour Savings WNDR Alpine skis 10% off: FOWFFR10-4SZB7P HAGAN SKI MOUNTAINEERING 15% off with code: AvalancheHour15 alnk.to/6bNgvJb SOCIAL CBD 20% OFF LINK: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=ml&…908357&pw=282549