KEN WYLIE

The La Traviata avalanche, that happened on January 20th 2003, took the lives of seven individuals: Craig Kelly, Vern Lunsford,…

Reflections of a Mountain Guide Survivor, twenty years later and a similar snowpack

I can still hear Shauna’s giggles today in my mind’s ear as she and I made our way down the…

I have come to understand that the greatest avalanche hazard out there is the decision maker.

Noticing elements about the snowpack takes concentration, active seeking, and diligence.

"Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose: In the Avalanche Patch by Bruce Kay" Book Review

The allure of wilderness skiing for work is obvious. It is a promise of a lifetime of powder turns where…

Over the last ten years there have been fantastic advances in the field of avalanche safety through research and technical…

The arc of the story is not victimization, but of self-realization and personal growth. Of moving beyond.

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