Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop

Live, In-Person Presentations December 2, 2023

The Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop is a professional development seminar for backcountry enthusiasts and avalanche safety professionals.

WHERE

Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center

Fryeburg Academy

Fryeburg, Maine

When

Live, In-person

Saturday December 2, 2023

8:30am – 5:00pm

See Schedule

Tickets

General Admission: $65

Students, Military, SAR: (with ID): $35

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We gather some of the great minds of the snow and avalanche industry...
to build on past concepts and stimulate new ideas to further our understanding of avalanches

2023

Presenters :

Jeff FongemieDirector, Mount Washington Avalanche Center

Patrick ScanlanAvalanche Forecaster, Mount Washington Avalanche Center

Mount Washington Observatory

Sara BoilenSweetgrass Psychological

Brody LevenProfessional Skier

Nicholas Daniel, MDDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine

Anna Grunes, M.S. CandidateUniversity of Vermont; Cold Weather Summit-to-Shore Environmental Observation Network

Miguel Alberto Reyes Zaragoza, MDDartmouth Wilderness and Austere Medicine

Ryan DriscollAlpinist, Mountain Guide & Avalanche Educator

Ben Mirkin, PhDAssociate Professor - Vermont State University; Avalanche Educator

Schedule

Saturday December 2, 2023

8:30am – 5:00pm : In-person conference

Introduction to the MWAC Foundation: Mouna Goyette

State of the MWAC: Jeff Fongemie

2022/2023 Notable Accidents: Patrick Scanlan

Being Human in Avalanche Terrain: Sara Boilen

Morning Break

The Hypothermia Fall Line: Nick Daniel

2024 Season Outlook & Weather Station Network: Mt. Washington Observatory

Lunch

Measuring & Modeling Snowpack in Vermont: Anna Grunes

Backcountry Skiing Without Avalanche Forecasts: Brody Leven

Submitting Observations… Why Should We Bother??: Ben Mirkin

Afternoon Break

Avalanche Education in the White Mountains Backcountry Users: Miguel Reyes-Zaragoza

Wind Slab Assessment and Management: Ryan Driscoll

6:00pm – 9:00pm

ESAW After Party @ Ledge Brewing

This social event and party is free and open to the entire public!

We hope you join the Mount Washington Avalanche Foundation, the MWAC Forecasting Team, ESAW Speakers, and our amazing sponsors to kick off the winter season with a bang at one of the best breweries in town. Food trucks, live music, gear tents, and local beer will be in abundance!

Note: This schedule is subject to change.

A note about lunch:

There are limited options for lunch immediately in Fryeburg and Conway is just far enough away to stress the lunch timeframe. Please consider packing lunch, picking something up ahead of time, or placing an online order to speed up the process. There will be many people looking to get lunch from the same spots. Here is a map of the closest lunch spots.