Chad Brackelsberg
Executive Director
Join us for the 14th Annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop (USAW), where Utah’s avalanche community will team up with snow professionals from around the west to share avalanche knowledge. Regional avalanche workshops are the most time and cost-effective way to build and refresh advanced avalanche skills available. This is your chance to learn from avalanche experts and brush up your skills before the start of the season.
You’ll learn from forecasters, patrollers, snow scientists, highway avalanche crews, search & rescue personnel, mountain guides, ski industry manufacturers, backcountry skiers & snowboarders, snowmobilers, avalanche researchers, and more. The format will be 15-minute presentations followed by Q&A.
The Professional Session will run from 8:30AM - 4:30 PM on Friday, November 5. Registration for this all-day education course is just $25. Recordings of the sessions will be sent to registrants after all sessions are completed. The Professional Session focus on 2 themes
- Morning: Lessons learned from past generations and the Utah 2020-2021 season
- Afternoon: A collective nationwide approach to how we can learn from one another
The General Session will run from 6:00-9:00 PM Tuesday to Thursday, November 9-11. Daily registration is $10 or $25 for the 3 days if purchased in advance. Recordings of the sessions will be sent to registrants after all sessions are completed. The General Session will focus on these 3 themes
- Day 1: Evaluating snow structure while integrating both new and old technologies to determine avalanche hazards.
- Day 2: Bridge, bombs, and blower: The snowpack and weather factors that led to underwhelming snowfall, yet devastating avalanche conditions during the 2020-2021 season.
- Day 3: Decision-making and human interaction with a deceptively tricky snowpack.
This year's session will be online through a livestream. After your registration, you will receive a link to the event where you will need to register for your access to the webinar.
Detailed agendas are attached to this blog. Tickets can be purchased at the UAC Store.
