I'll start with an excerpt from my A3 ISSW scholarship application, "I am motivated by the goal of keeping people safe, whether it’s on a ski slope, backcountry ski guiding or protecting the public traveling through a highway corridor. I also aspire to work in avalanche education, research hydrology or avalanche science" would be quite fulfilling.
The Avalanche Science Program(ASP), ISSW, and Ski Patrol career have connected me with many industry leaders, organizations, and other professionals. The question "What are you plans for after school?" "Are you going to keep Ski Patrolling, are you looking at anything else?" "What about highway avalanche forecasting and mitigation, backcountry forecasting, guiding and or education?"-Questions from friends and family
There are many options that interest me but only a few that might work because of where I want to live. Currently, I find myself gravitating towards avalanche education. The AIARE avalanche education path seems to have a great network of instructors and course providers. Keeping in touch with students and hearing of their successes further into AIARE curriculums would be rewarding.
I find satisfaction in ski guiding, mechanized or human powered, I think I would fit into that role even if there isn't a high demand. I have spoken with some local guide services who have expressed interest in me as a potential employee.
My interest in backcountry or highway forecasting has grown since the later years of my ski patrol career. I am keeping an ear to the ground for a position to open up. If at anytime a position for Colorado Avalanche Information Center opens up? I am throwing my name in the hat to see what happens.
The option of participating in avalanche mitigation work for CDOT has crossed my mind. When not performing mitigation, highway workers try and keep up with snow removal to keep the roads open with plow trucks and heavy machinery. This does sound fun but currently its not the right choice for me.
Last but not least I am still considering looking into types of research in regards to snow, avalanches or an aspect of hydrology. This usually means one needs to be out in the field collecting observations then analyzing the data set to display it in a type of graph and scientific paper. This could be a scientific paper presented at ISSW in the future.
Many paths can start from one place. That place just happen to be Colorado Mountain College's Avalanche Science Program.
The Avalanche Science Program(ASP), ISSW, and Ski Patrol career have connected me with many industry leaders, organizations, and other professionals. The question "What are you plans for after school?" "Are you going to keep Ski Patrolling, are you looking at anything else?" "What about highway avalanche forecasting and mitigation, backcountry forecasting, guiding and or education?"-Questions from friends and family
There are many options that interest me but only a few that might work because of where I want to live. Currently, I find myself gravitating towards avalanche education. The AIARE avalanche education path seems to have a great network of instructors and course providers. Keeping in touch with students and hearing of their successes further into AIARE curriculums would be rewarding.
I find satisfaction in ski guiding, mechanized or human powered, I think I would fit into that role even if there isn't a high demand. I have spoken with some local guide services who have expressed interest in me as a potential employee.
My interest in backcountry or highway forecasting has grown since the later years of my ski patrol career. I am keeping an ear to the ground for a position to open up. If at anytime a position for Colorado Avalanche Information Center opens up? I am throwing my name in the hat to see what happens.
The option of participating in avalanche mitigation work for CDOT has crossed my mind. When not performing mitigation, highway workers try and keep up with snow removal to keep the roads open with plow trucks and heavy machinery. This does sound fun but currently its not the right choice for me.
Last but not least I am still considering looking into types of research in regards to snow, avalanches or an aspect of hydrology. This usually means one needs to be out in the field collecting observations then analyzing the data set to display it in a type of graph and scientific paper. This could be a scientific paper presented at ISSW in the future.
Many paths can start from one place. That place just happen to be Colorado Mountain College's Avalanche Science Program.