Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop
October 19, 2019
WHERE
Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg, Maine
The Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop is a one-day professional development seminar for people working in avalanche safety.
When
Tickets
General Admission $50
Military and Students with ID: $25
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
8:45 – 9:00
Remote Weather Station Study
Liz Jurakowski – Plymouth State University
9:00 – 9:20
Season Weather Summary
Rebecca Scholand – Mount Washington Observatory
9:20 – 9:45
Raymond Cataract Fatality Case Study
Frank Carus – Director, Mount Washington Avalanche Center
9:45 – 10:15
Smuggler’s Notch avalanche case study and organizational response
US Army Mtn Warfare School cadre; Dustin Dearborn, Tim McLaughlin, Nathan Fry
10:15 – 10:25
Friends of Tuckerman Ravine – Update
Jake Risch, President, Friends of Tuckerman Ravine
10:25 – 10:35
Break & Raffle
Morning Session 2
10:35 – 10:55
Risk Mitagation Among Passive vs. Active Backcountry Users
Eammon Lynch, University of New Brunswick
10:55 – 11:35
Stress Injuries to Avalanche Rescuers
Nathalia Daniel, Dartmouth College
11:35 – 12:15
Global comparison- Avalanche Safety and Rescue outcomes
Dale Atkins, RECCO, 25 year ski patroller, CAIC forecaster
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:10 Raffle
Afternoon Session 1
1:10 – 1:20
White Mountain Avalanche Education Fund – Update
Bethann Swartz, White Mountain Avalanche Education Fund Board Member
1:20 – 1:50
Avalanche Rescue Case Study
Graham Kane, W-NREMT-P, Vail Mountain Rescue, Vail Ski Patrol
1:50 – 2:25
Panel Discussion: Rescuer safety, Rescue Responsibilities and Backcountry Ethics
Moderator—Frank Carus, Mount Washington Avalanche Center
Participants— Dale Atkins, Graham Kane, Nathalia Dolan, Helon Hoffer
2:25– 2:40
Break & Raffle
Afternoon Session 2
2:40 – 3:40
Small Team Response to Avalanche Rescue
Graham Kane, W-NREMT-P
3:40– 4:00
MWAC Past, Present and Future, Ask Me Anything
Frank Carus – Director, Mount Washington Avalanche Center
4:00 – 4:30
Avalanche Accidents: The Illusion of Control and the Perils of Positive Outcomes
Dale Atkins, RECCO, 25 year ski patroller, CAIC forecaster
4:30 – 5:00
Final Raffle and Social with Sponsors
5:00
Aprés Party with Protect Our Winters at Tuckerman Brewing, 66 Hobbs St., Conway, NH
Note: This schedule is subject to change.
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.
WMAEF Funds recipient Molly Ockett School implemented a Snow Science Curriculum that was created by Claes Thelemarck in collaboration with 5th grade teachers at Molly Ockett and WMAEF
WMAEF Scholarship recipients in Youth Avalanche Clinic, February 2018
Photos by Cait Bourgault Photography
ESAW is presented by
