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Utah Avalanche Center Podcast

Risk, Reward, and The Big Lie - A Conversation with Doug Workman

Dec 27, 2019

In this podcast, we sit down with Doug Workman. An alpine guide, Doug is the real deal when it comes international ski guiding. He's been taking risks on the snow since he was a toddler learning to ski at Powder Ridge in Connecticut. Since then, he has found many other places to experiment with risk and risk management:...

Drew's Blogcast - "Roping the Wind (Slab)"

Dec 23, 2019

What does a Eastern Utah rancher have in common with the risks of backcountry touring?

Why Forecasting is Poker and Not Chess - A Conversation with Jenna Malone

Dec 14, 2019

During the day, Jenna Malone is a physicians assistant, but she moonlights as a ski patroller at Alta, a Powderbird guide, and an instructor with AAI. At this fall's Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop, she gave a compelling presentation on why avalanche decision making is more like poker than chess. The difference is in...

Drew's Blogcast - "The Devil and Daniel Webster"

Dec 4, 2019

What I want to know is this: Do we make a deal with Death when we play games with risk?

Early Season Essentials - A Conversation with Bo Torrey

Nov 14, 2019

It's key to head into the early avalanche season with the proper mindset. In this podcast, we talk with UAC program director Bo Torrey. Bo talks about particular risks unique to the early season, tips and tricks for knocking the rust off your early season rescue skills, and charts out the path forward to avalanche...