Northern Rockies Snow & Avalanche Workshop

November 9th, 2024

10:00 am- 5:00 pm at the

Whitefish Performing Arts Center

Committee

These volunteers and staff make NRSAW possible

Lloyd Morsett
Mark Dundas
Kira Kitchens

Jenny Cloutier
Meg Killen
Jackson George
Jeremy Hauser

Cheri DuBeau
Jeff Carlson
Yvonne Derkx

To join the NRSAW committee, contact friends@www.flatheadavalanche.org

PAST SPEAKERS

Thank you to our presenters for sharing their knowledge and experience with us

Public Workshop

Nata de Leeuw
Wind Slab or Storm Slab: When Do We Use Each Term? (watch)

Cam Johnson
April Fooled in the Flathead: The Hazard of Late Season Persistent Weak Layers (watch)

Lindsey Rochte
Human-Centered Avalanche Susceptibility Mapping (H-CASM): Shifting the cartographic emphasis of backcountry avalanche susceptibility maps (watch)

Devon O’Neil
Why Our Stories Matter (watch)

Christiane Hinterman
Deep in the Senses: Enhancing Awareness through Nature Therapy (watch)

Pro Night

Jason Konigsberg
Destructive Avalanche Cycles in CO and a Link to Atmospheric Rivers

Nata De Leeuw
Understanding Environmental Controls on Wind Slab Properties

Devon O’Neil
The Value of a Dramatic Retelling

Public Workshop

Pro Night

Gabrielle Antonioli 
American Avalanche Association Resilience Project

Matt Hansen 
How to Get the Story Right, and Other Near Misses of a Media Pro 

Simon Horton 
Importance of Snow Depth Data for Snowpack Modeling for Forecasting 

Jake Hutchinson 
30 Years of Balancing Exposure, Risk, and Operational Goals in a Wicked and Ruthless Learning Environment 

Leslie Atkinson 
Pilot’s Peak Snowbike Near Miss  (watch)

Kim Givler 
Physical Therapy for Backcountry Recreators (watch)

Grant Helgeson 
The Ebbs and Flows of a Season and Conditions-First Planning (watch)

Spencer Logan 
2020/21 in Review: Patterns in Education and Experience Levels of People Involved in Colorado Avalanches (watch)

Blase Reardon 
2020/21 in Review: Northwest Montana’s season (watch)

Mark Staples, Amélie Goulet-Boucher, and Parkin Costain 
Topics on Social Media and Avalanche Safety (watch)