The Avalanche Hour Podcast

I caught up with Tom Carter at his home in Lake Tahoe earlier this fall. Tom shares some of his experiences and lessons learned in the mountains. From his early days climbing in the Yosemite valley to exploring snow capped mountains of the Sierra to 30 years of heli ski guiding in the Ruby Mountains, Tom has found joy in all of his adventures. You'll be sure to like this one. Music by Age Diamante @agediamante

Three experienced women from the Canadian Avalanche industry sit down with guest host Dom Baker for a conversation about parenting and motherhood as an avalanche worker. Lisa Paulson is an ACMG mountain guide – the 8th female fully accredited ACMG mountain guide in Canada. She works as a Visitor Safety Specialist for Parks Canada, doing technical rescue as well as highway and public avalanche forecasting. When time allows, she guides both mechanized skiing and ski touring, as well as teaches both recreational and professional level avalanche courses. Lisa lives in Banff with her family, that includes two kids launching into the teen years! Wren McElroy is currently a lead forecaster with 6 Point Engineering on the Kemano T2 project in Northwestern BC. Wren has taught both recreational and professional avalanche courses and previously was the Snow Safety Supervisor at Whitewater Ski Resort in Nelson, BC. Wren is mom to Conrad, 21 River, 17 and stepmom to Jack 13. Bree Stefanson is an Avalanche Technician with the BC Ministry of Transportation Bear Pass Avalanche Program based in Stewart, BC, as well as a SAR Manager with Stewart Search and Rescue. Prior to this role she did other highways avalanche work, as well as industrial avalanche work throughout northwestern BC. Bree got her start in the avalanche patch as a pro patroller at Castle Mountain Resort. She is also a former CARDA avalanche dog handler. Bree lives in Stewert with her family, including a young daughter. Music in this episode used with permission from the artist - Age Diamante "I Do Love You" Produced by FBRrecording - Wes Gregg The Avalanche Hour Podcast logo designed by Mike Tea The Avalanche Hour Podcast is made possible with the support from: Wyssen Avalanche Control 10 Barrel Brewing Interwest Insurance

Lel Tone sits down and talks about her time spent in the snow and avalanche industry working as a ski patroller, heli ski guide, avalanche forecaster, and educator. She gives an honest perspective to both the highs and the lows that is the reality of her line of work. Lel talks about what her days look like avalanche forecasting for the railroad out of Truckee California, some lessons learned from many days guiding out of the helicopter in Alaska, and reflections of early morning avalanche mitigation routes at the ski hill. There is lots of wisdom in this 'sode. Enjoy. Music by Ketsa Please consider donating to the American Avalanche Association today. Through the end of 2021, your donations will be matched dollar for dollar up to $10,000. This is made possible through a generous anonymous donor. Visit www.americanavalancheassociation.org and click "donate" www.safeasclinics.com

Episode 6.4 features IFMGA guide Martin Volken. Martin shares his story of becoming a guide service and gear shop owner. Martin talks about what goes into co-authoring several books. He explains a matrix to weigh the likelihood versus consequences of a given hazard that he utilizes when guiding in the mountains. Enjoy the show. Music by @agediamante

In this instalment of The Avalanche Hour Podcast; I sit down on a Zoom call with the one and only Captain CAPOW, Marty Schaffer! He may be the most stoked individual you’ll ever meet. It’s contagious and he’ll probably bring the best out of you. It has always been Marty’s vision to bring together industry professionals and the recreational enthusiast for an approachable, educational good time in the mountains. Marty and I discuss his history, vision, and the future of Avalanche Education. Please enjoy! www.capow.ca www.blanketglacierchalet.com Follow Marty on instagram @capowguiding Music by: Age Diamante Produced by: Wes Gregg

We start out this episode with an introduction of the new A3 executive director, Jayne Nolan. Jayne stops by and we chat about her background, the state of the A3, and some of the hopes for the future of the organization. This episode features Alexis Alloway. Alexis has spent two decades working as a professional educator in both classroom and field-based settings. She has taught avalanche courses since 2006 for diverse organizations including NOLS, the Northwest Avalanche Center, Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, and Everett Mountain Rescue. Seeing a lack of concise and consolidated resources to help teach and learn avalanche rescue skills, she recently published her first book, Avalanche Search and Rescue: A Backcountry Field Guide. We chat about Alexis’ experience working with Everett Mountain Rescue, the process of compiling and authoring her first book, her thoughts on the current state of avalanche education in the US, as well as some reflections from her experiences teaching in and travelling through avalanche terrain. Today, October 15, 2021 is the last day to apply for the Wyssen USA Professional Avalanche Education Scholarship. The link to the application is here: https://forms.gle/TSjtTfDzdztmc9UL7 Music: Ketsa www.ketsa.uk Need a new pair of skis? Consider WNDR Alpine. I love these skis. Use this code to save some dough! FOWFR10-CalebMerrill

Welcome back to another season of The Avalanche Hour Podcast. We kick off season 6 with a great conversation with Zahan Billimoria. Steep lines, deep snow, and the wilderness experience define Zahan Billimoria’s life. Over the past 20 years, Z has pursued international expeditions, competed in world championship endurance events, stood on podiums, and bagged first descents—all fueled by his passion for human-powered adventure. His career highlights include multiple ski descents of the Grand Teton, first descents in the Teton Range, a ski descent of Mount Rainier’s Liberty Ridge, exploratory ski missions to the coastal range and the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes, and free climbs up to 5.13-. Today, Z splits his time between working as an IFMGA Mountain Guide, leading teams through some of the harshest and most challenging mountain environments, and coaching others to reach their own athletic potentials through his online training company The Samsara Experience. Music: Own World & I Overjoy by Ketsa. www.ketsa.uk Photos: Reuben Krabbe Wyssen USA Pro Avalanche Education Scholarship Application: https://forms.gle/TSjtTfDzdztmc9UL7 Due Oct. 15 https://samsaraexperience.com/ Solving for Z- A Calculus of Risk: https://youtu.be/QHVSeqzI1vU I ride WNDR skis. They are the only ski company to be a certified B corporation. They are swapping out petroleum based materials for bio based materials. Their skis rip. If you want to give them a shot, here is a code to save some cash. FOWFR10-CalebMerrill

Tune in to hear some exciting updates to The Avalanche Hour Podcast for the upcoming season. Link to Wyssen USA Education Scholarship Application. DUE OCT. 15!! https://forms.gle/TSjtTfDzdztmc9UL7 Music by Ketsa

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

In this episode of The Avalanche Hour Podcast, Dom Baker has a conversation with Grant Statham. Grant is a Visitor Safety Specialist with Parks Canada based in Banff, Alberta. Starting at 17 years old as a climber and ski patroller, Grant quickly became an ACMG/IFMGA mountain guide by age 24 and since then has pursued a 30-year career in mountain and ski guiding, avalanche forecasting and mountain rescue. Grant’s study of risk has led to the development of many of the avalanche risk management systems used today, including the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale and the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard. Grant is an adjunct professor with Simon Fraser University’s avalanche program, a long-time Arcteryx Ambassador works on the side as a risk consultant and ski guide 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 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 alnk.to/6bNgvJb SOCIAL CBD 20% OFF LINK: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=ml&…908357&pw=282549 Music is written and recorded by: Chris Kaplinski Artwork by: Mike Tea Episode Production: Wes Gregg