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Avalanche Awareness Lectures in Park City to Benefit Forecasting Center
Posted by The Ski Utah Yeti on November 24, 2009
A pair of upcoming Avalanche Awareness Lectures in Park City will not only educate the snowriding public, but also benefit the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center.
The lectures, hosted by White Pine Touring in conjunction with Park City Municipal Corporation and the American Institute For Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE), will be held at the Jim Santy auditorium at 1255 Park Avenue in Park City tonight and again on Tuesday, Dec. 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. each night.
Admission is free, but organizers are asking for a suggested $10 donation to the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center. There will be two-chance drawings at each lecture with over a $1,000 in prizes from sponsors including Skullcandy, Black Diamond, Park City Mountain Resort, Marmot and more.
For more information contact White Pine Touring at (435) 649-8710 or online at www.whitepinetouring.com.
2nd Annual 2009 Utah Snow & Avalanche Workshop
Posted by Tim on October 20, 2009
The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center Present
The 2nd Annual 2009 Utah Snow & Avalanche Workshop (USAW)
on the afternoon of November 7, 2009
Wise decisions come from experience. Experience comes from poor decisions. Join us in sharing experiences.
Inspired by the International Snow Safety Workshop (ISSW), USAW brings Utah’s snow and avalanche community together to share local knowledge and history and learn about emerging best practices. This professional development seminar taps into the vast avalanche knowledge we have in our own local avalanche community. You’ll hear about historic avalanche events and new innovations from avalanche forecasters, ski patrollers, snow scientists, UDOT avalanche professionals, search & rescue personnel, mountain guides, ski industry manufacturers, backcountry skiers & snowboarders, snowmobilers, avalanche scholars, and more.
Where?
The Depot, located at the Gateway in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Why should I attend USAW 2009?
Our local avalanche community is among the most knowledgeable in the world and this is an opportunity to tap into it . Experts’ sharing their experience is a great way for snow experts and want-to-be experts to learn and the master-apprentice relationship has worked this way for decades. The format will consist of 15 minute presentations followed by a 5 minute Q and A.
Agenda:
13:00-13:05 Welcome/Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center
13:05-13:20 Larry Dunn: New Snow Web Pages from the National Weather Service
13:25-13:40 UDOT- Bill Nalli & Matt Mckee: Avalanche Control Measures: Present and Future
13:45- 14:00 Dean Cardinal: Rescue Techniques, Wasatch Backcountry Rescue and Long Range Receiver
14:05-14:20 Drew Hardesty: Which Way Should I Go? The Utah Avalanche Center's new avalanche ratings for selected routes in the central Wasatch
14:25-14:40 Bruce Tremper and Tom Diegel- A close call on Little Water Peak
14:45-15:00 Ian McCammon- Critical slope angles for avalanche: A user’s guide
15:00-16:30 Social at the Blue Goose Bar in The Depot- Sponsored by High Angle Construction and Utah Food Services (must be 21 to attend)
Cost:
$25.00 BUY TICKETS ONLINE
Proceeds from the event will go the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center to support 2009-2010 avalanche forecasting in Utah
16th Annual Utah Avalanche Center Fundraising Party
Posted by Tim on September 3, 2009
Black Diamond, Uinta Brewing Company, and The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center invite you to an evening of music, dancing, mexican food, and a silent auction. This is a great party and all proceeds go to helping keep backcountry users on top of the snow, not buried under it. Click here for details.
