Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop

November 3, 2018

The Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop is a one-day professional development seminar for people working in avalanche safety.

WHERE

Laura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg, Maine

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When

November 3, 2018

Registration 7:30-8:15am
Workshop begins at 8:15am

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Tickets

General Admission $50
Military and Students with ID: $25

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

2018

Guest Speakers

Sam ColbeckCREL Emeritus Researcher

Brian LazarColorado Avalanche Information Center - Deputy Director

Frank CarusMount Washington Avalanche Center - Director

Ryan MatzMount Washington Avalanche Center - Avalanche Specialist

Dr. Elizabeth BurakowskiDr. Elizabeth Burakowski, Research Assistant Professor, Earth Systems Research Center & Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire

Julie LeblancAvalanche forecaster and professional services manager -Avalanche Quebec

Francis MelocheDepartment of Biology, Chemistry and Geography, Univ. of Quebec in Rimouski, Canada

Schedule

Registration 7:30-8:15am
8:15 – 8:30 Welcome, Introduction, Housekeeping, Ski Patrol and Knieriem Scholarship
Frank Carus, Director, USFS Mount Washington Avalanche Center; Rob Strauten, Director, Mount Washington Volunteer Ski Patrol

Morning Session 1

8:30 – 8:55
Snow Metamorphism and Structure
Sam Colbeck, CREL Emeritus researcher

8:55 – 9:10
The Northeastern Rainy Continental Snow Climate
Francis Meloche; Département de Biologie, Chimie et Géographie, Univ. du Québec à Rimouski, Canada

9:10 – 9:25
The Dangerator – An Avalanche Hazard Assessment Tool
Julie Leblanc – Forecaster, Avalanche Quebec

9:30 – 10:00
The Next Step in the Evolution of Avalanche Forecasting on Mount Washington
Frank Carus, Director, USFS Mount Washington Avalanche Center

10:00 – 10:10
Friends of Tuckerman Ravine – Update
Jake Risch, President, Friends of Tuckerman Ravine

10:10 – 10:20
Break & Raffle

Morning Session 2

10:20 – 10:35
Snow Data Collection Alternatives
Elizabeth Jurkowski, Master’s Candidate, Plymouth State University

10:35 – 11:05
Season Summary, Incidents on Mount Washington 2017/18
Ryan Matz, Mount Washington Avalanche Center, Avalanche Specialist

11:05 – 11:20
The Life and Times of Al Risch
Naomi Risch

11:20 – 11:50
History of Avalanche Science
Brian Lazar, Deputy Director, Colorado Avalanche Information Center

11:50 – 1:05 Lunch
1:05 – 1:15 Raffle

Afternoon Session 1

1:15 – 1:30
White Mountain Avalanche Education Fund – Update
Bethann Swartz, White Mountain Avalanche Education Fund Board Member

1:30 – 1:45
Chic-Chocs Season Summary and Update
Julie Leblanc – Forecaster, Avalanche Quebec

1:45 – 2:35
Panel Discussion: Climate Change & Avalanches, Danger Rating Effectiveness, Backcountry Ethics
Moderator—Frank Carus, Mount Washington Avalanche Center
Participants— Brian Lazar, Ryan Matz, Elizabeth Burakowski, Sam Colbeck, Julie Leblanc

2:35– 2:45
Break & Raffle

Afternoon Session 2

2:45 – 3:20
Avalanche Problems: Development, Use, and Challenges
Brian Lazar, Deputy Director, CAIC

3:20 – 3:50
Probability and Consequence
Ryan Matz, Avalanche Specialist, USFS Mount Washington Avalanche Center

3:50 – 4:30
Regional Winter Climate Change Impacts and Citizen Science Snow Observations
Dr. Elizabeth Burakowski, Research Assistant Professor, Earth Systems Research Center & Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, UNH

4:30 – 6:00
Final Raffle and Social hour

Note: This schedule is subject to change.

Cait Bourgault Photography

White Mountain Avalanche Education Foundation

ESAW is a non-profit venture of the White Mountain Avalanche Education Foundation.

A portion of ESAW ticket sales goes to bringing snow science into to local middle school classrooms as well as supporting awareness classes designed to give middle school and high school teens time in the field and a foundation to start their avalanche education.