In this episode, Caleb sits down with Dallas Glass, Deputy Director of the Northwest Avalanche Center. Somebody get him a badge! Dallas talks about his progression as a skier, patroller, mountain guide, educator, and avalanche forecaster. He describes the history of the NWAC, explains some of the inner working details that help to drive consistency across many different forecast zones and forecasters, and recounts some memorable avalanche cycles during his time there. We hope you enjoy it.
NWAC - https://nwac.us/
Caleb: Intro (1:04)
Caleb: Introduction of Dallas Glass (2:26)
Dallas: About his beginnings (7:15)
Dallas Life Lessons (10:02)
Life Outside (10:18)
Tight Team (11:28)
People to Serve (12:30)
People to Mentor (13:10)
Needs a badge (14:09)
The history of NWAC (NorthWest Avalanche Center) (14:56)
https://nwac.us/about/about-us/
The organizational impact of NWAC (16:33)
Hiring Forecasters: What it takes (20:20)
The Forest Service & public involvement (22:50)
Public observastions: help share data (25:50)
Weather forecasting the future(32:24)
Field Days and Forecasting (40:31)
Target observations(44:40)
About the danger levels (48:25)
Near miss (54:29)
Trip plan for the day (1:00:38)
Partner Pairing (1:02:26)
Minimize Unknowns (1:05:39)
Life and death reality (1:07:30)
Outro (1:12:55)
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Host - Caleb Merrill
Producer - Cameron Griffin - https://www.instagram.com/backcountrycam/
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