Northern Rockies Snow & Avalanche Workshop

Public Workshop

Jason Konigsberg
When do Whumpfs Correlate with Avalanches? (watch)

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

LeeAnn Allegretto
Northwest Montana Winter 2021/22 in review and 2022/23 in Preview (watch) 

Matt Hansen 
Burying the Lede: Lessons Learned From a Career of Writing About People and Avalanches 

Simon Horton 
Comparing Avalanche Seasons: Do More Dangerous Conditions Result in More Fatalities? 

Jake Hutchinson 
When Things Do Go Wrong: How a Little Critical Thought, a Few Shortcuts and Better Practice Will Make You a More Effective and Efficient Companion Rescuer 

Joel Shehan 
Physical Therapy for a Strong, Healthy Season—and Lifetime 

Panel on Regional Avalanche Programs
Featuring Adam Clark, Lloyd Morsett, Blase Reardon, Erich Peitzsch, with moderator Keagan Zoellner 

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)

Pascal Haegeli 
New Insight into How Recreationists Use and Understand Avalanche Forecasts (watch)

Martina Halik 
Managing Avalanche Risk Over a Multi-Week Ski Traverse: A Practitioners Experience (watch – skip to 60 minutes in)

Jordy Hendrikx 
Powder Arousal and the White Heat Project (watch)

Christiane Hinterman 
Post-Adventure Yoga (watch)

Rebecca Hurlen-Patano, Ken Scott, Jeff Thompson 
Life and Death in the Silver Mountain Avalanche Accident (watch)