9th Annual Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop, Oct. 19, 2019
The 9th Annual Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop is coming up soon! As usual, the amazing group of volunteers is putting together another great program with awesome raffles, prizes and giveaways from generous sponsors like Patagonia, the American Avalanche Association, Sterling, Mammut, BCA, Ortovox, and many others. Go to esaw.org to get your tickets.
ESAW 2019 Preliminary Schedule
07:30 – 08:30 Registration
08:30 – 08:45 Welcome, Introduction, Housekeeping, Ski Patrol and Knieriem Scholarship
Frank Carus, Director, USFS Mount Washington Avalanche Center
Morning Session 1
08:45 – 09:00 Remote weather station study; Liz Jurakowski – Plymouth State University
09:00 – 09:20 Season Weather Summary; Rebecca Scholand – Mount Washington Observatory
09:20 – 09:45 Raymond Cataract fatality case study; Frank Carus – Director, Mount Washington Avalanche Center
09:45 – 10:15 Smuggler’s Notch avalanche case study and organizational response; US Army Mountain 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 Mitigation 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, former CAIC forecaster
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch – Optional 20 min. presentation on Colorado Mountain College Avalanche Science program
1:00 – 1:10 Raffle
Afternoon Session 1
1:10 – 1:20 White Mountain Avalanche Education Foundation update; Bethann Swartz, White Mountain Avalanche Education Foundation Board Member
1:20 – 1:50 Avalanche Rescue Case Study; Graham Kane, W-NREMT-P, Vail Mtn. Rescue, Vail Ski Patrol
1:50 – 2:25 Panel Discussion
Moderator—Frank Carus, Mount Washington Avalanche Center
Participants— Dale Atkins, Graham Kane, Nathalia Daniel, 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, Vail Mtn. Rescue, Vail Ski Patrol
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 Perils of Positive Outcomes ; Dale Atkins, RECCO, 25 year ski patroller, former CAIC forecaster
4:30 – 5:00 Final Raffle, Social hour with sponsors
5:00 Tuckerman Brewing Aprés Party with Protect Our Winters
The Mount Washington Avalanche Center is a partnership between the White Mountain National Forest, White Mountain Avalanche Education Foundation and Friends of Tuckerman Ravine and other community organizations. The avalanche forecast applies only to backcountry areas, not operating ski areas, and describes general avalanche conditions which vary locally. The avalanche information provided is the sole responsibility of the USDA Forest Service.