riley gasque and sage hildreth are on the same computer

yes

Hello please ask your questions here in the Chat box. I will then read them to the presenters after the presentation. Remember the chat is also recorded. Please be professional and respectful of all presenters and attendees. Thanks for joining us today.

Hi all- I will be texting 2 min warnings near the end of presentations (in the email I said Aleph would be it’s on me).

have you ever lost a drone?

Not yet! But we've been nervous a few times.

What is AELP’s tech budget? How would you prioritize tools/their cost for other operations?

Thanks Mike! Are there plans to correlate last winters weather patterns and connect other patterns with future and different patterns? Maybe already answered while I was typing.

How do you see ongoing financial support from the spectrum of sources? Public (State) and private (Utilities)

How much would you cost would you place on each DaisyBell report?

Would you describe these tools as more in development or are they making a real impact on your day-to-day operations/forecasts already?

Need to choose the other monitor.

Hey remember if you answer questions reply to all attendees and panelists!

The Daisybell is owned by the State of Alaska because all of the Snettisham related things are technically owned by the State but maintained/operated by AEL&P

is it possible to watch the recording

The Daisybell is owned by the State of Alaska because all of the Snettisham related things are technically owned by the State but maintained/operated by AEL&P.

Yes we will post after

We usually do local fieldwork around town until we feel the need to do fieldwork or control work down at Snettisham. We typically do 8-16 field visits/missions a winter down near Snettisham.

For Dan: How do we find out more about the seminars you referenced AAA is hosting?

In terms of the seminars, I send email out to A3 members with the topics, times, and log-in credentials for all of the seminars. We don’t really RESTRICT them to A3 members, but we only market them internally.

In terms of the seminars, I send email out to A3 members with the topics, times, and log-in credentials for all of the seminars. We don’t really RESTRICT them to A3 members, but we only market them internally.

In terms of the PIEPS situation question, I think this email I recently sent to all our members sums it up pretty nicely, “Dear A3 Members,You may be aware that there has been substantial activity on social media and other platforms regarding the PIEPS DSP Pro and PIEPS DSP Sport transceivers. The most objective independent report about the situation that I've been able to find can be found on Avalanche Beacon Reviews (https://beaconreviews.com/Specs_PiepsDSP_switch.php). I suggest taking a look at this site before taking any action based on social media posts you may have seen.If you have any concerns about the safety of a PIEPS/Black Diamond beacon that you own, please contact them directly at dsp@pieps.com.

Hi Dan, my question is, what strategy is the AAA using to include more people of color into the Avalanche Education field?

The switch on my pieps cracked a couple years back. BC replaced it in a timely manner with an updated version.

Laura, in your opinion, do you feel the voice of progressive (vs traditional) Snow Science Professionals are being heard more than years past?…and how long do you estimate it would take for the progressive mindset be fully integrated into Avalanche forecasting, centers, and education? Challenges of integration?

In terms of women and people of color. We’re interested in avalanche education as well as other professional fields, such as forecasting, ski patrolling, road/industrial safety, etc. We recently conducted a pretty exhaustive survey of the avalanche industry, and to nobody’s surprise discovered that both the industry and our organization is largely male and white. Interestingly, even though women make up a small proportion of avalanche workers and A3 members, many of the leaders in the field are women. We’re hoping that making outreach efforts through women who are already members of A3 and policing ourselves to make sure we are very welcoming will help build the numbers. People of color are more challenging for us because there’s not an obvious reservoir of people already involved with avalanches (we recruit members from people who are already skiers/snowmobilers, etc )that we can make welcome. We’re still working on a good, specific, and actionable strategy here, but the issue is high on the priority list.

Since forecasting improves as distributed activity/collaborative effort, how can team members align their mental models with each other most efficiently?

Thanks for a great talk, Laura!

boils down to communication, with your peers and yourself.

Thanks, Laura! This is really great stuff!

Hi Eric, great questions. I think things are changing. One of the things that makes me optimistic about this is often those who are in charge of developing safety protocols have been boots on the ground practitioners in the past so they can appreciate that oversimplifications about complex work settings are not helpful for preventing future incidents.

Thank you Laura, Awesome talk I would like to share this talk with my team!

All the talks will be posted to share after the event.

It definitely takes time to change the thinking though. A small, but significant way to change the thinking is to commit to being curious about what made sense to someone to have made the decision or action they did at that moment in time.

Thanks Laura, great talk!

Hey Hoots, communication is certainly fundamental and there are ways we can structure the kinds of conversations that get had and the extent of the information that gets shared in those groups.

If you are keen to learn more drop me an email and I’ll send you the first version of the Field Guide to Understanding Human Error. It’s very accessible and you’ll be able to read it in a week!

Kyle made a AK weather resources cheat sheet for participants, here is the link: https://akavalancheworkshop.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/saaw-2020-weather-links.pdf

Thanks Laura, I am very interested in this subject.

Oof, huge apologies to Mike Janes who I repeatedly called James! That’s the result of misperception and divided attention! :)

Laura could you repost your contact for the first version of the book

Maguire.81@osu.edu

Is the graphical forecast on the NWS site forecaster enhanced or old model driven?

what do the different colors on the radar map represent.

Kyle, do you think model confidence has changed with "climate chaos"?

kyle. great job

Thanks for the good news :)

When was the last strong la Nina year?

Kyle - what is your take on the impact of MJO up in Alaska?

Thanks Kyle for all the rad info!

Kyle, how does the PDO fit in with La Nina?

To Peter Nave: I'm not sure what you mean by old model driven. The NWS graphical forecast comes directly from the official NWS forecast database that is updated several times a day

Sorry. ‘Only’ model driven vs forecaster enhanced

thanks

To Joseph Kurtak: On the radar map the colors represent radar intensity (dBZ). Generally precipitation intensity

https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-5ef0561d0422aff0ccfc9fb60a3c1b15

Cooler to warmer colors low to high precip??

Correct

to Hoots: tough to say, I think it doesn't help but models are getting better each year so I think the increase in technology is overcoming that

EARAC (Eastern AK Range Avy Center) is missing from the group today - you can find them at https://alaskasnow.org/

To Danielle Snyder: Last moderate or greater La Nina year was the epic winter of 2011/2012

I don't have much knowledge of how the PDO or MJO impacts AK weather, though I know the correlations are weaker than ENSO

Hey Kyle, do you have an updated link for the JAWS vertical profiler in Juneau? It was great for estimating snow level by vertical speed, and I can’t get the local office to respond on where to find it now. Thanks!

to Bill: let me take a look

Bill: JAWS link here: https://www.weather.gov/ajk/JAWS Looks like the profiler is down

I can inquire further

Thanks!

Howdy Gareth, nice to see ya. Keep up the good work!

Gareth: can you post Valdez avalanche center website here?

Eeva -Valdez avalanche center is at alaskasnow.org

Thanks Aleph

Coastal Alaska Avalanche Center (Out of Juneau):https://www.coastalakavalanche.org/https://www.facebook.com/CoastalAlaskaAvalancheCenter/https://www.instagram.com/coastalalaskaavalanchecenter/

I am not sure about this. I will try to figure this out before the end of the event.

We can post a PDF of the links on the SAAW website when we posted the video of the event.

Filipe- great idea, I’ll save the chat. Not sure I can distribute it to all but contact Alaska Avalanche School if you want it: info@alaskaavalanche.org, we’ll keep a copy.

Mike, let’s sled from Haines to Valdez!

Can Mike Buck add these checklists to the chat window so we can download them?

We can add it to the resources page of the AAS website on Monday (www.alaskaavalanche.org) Doubt Mike has a web ready link…just guessing ;)

Wish Zoom had a better screen capture platform like other apps. I love screen shots of people’s slides!

Great checklists and key points, Mike!

Mike, great talk. When it comes to test slopes, what’s your thoughts on representative slopes while not putting yourself or other in danger?

Mike - how do you bring up difference in risk tolerances among group members?

Does Katreen have slides?

About Mountain Hub app, when it was Avanet, it had a lot more functionality, drawing profiles, route planning, etc. Can that be brought back? I think a lot of folks found it to be better than snowpilot

Up next Joe Stock!!! International mountain guide based in Anchorage. “Avoiding Avalanches in remote Alaska”

CSO - measure snow for us, we’ll model snow for you!

Do you want that to go to attendees as well?

Hi all, for those who haven’t seen it please sign and share the Turnagain Pass Plowing Initiative: https://forms.gle/yeF6YqwCpMvoZEVX7

@Peter Nave, yes, those are items that we are discussing to incorporate again. Given the new snow science focus since our acquisition of the app, we want to make it useful for observing various snow parameters and be a handy tool both pre, post and throughout the day.

Pika with no people- what a treat!

Peter, the original Avanet underlying database had serious issues and was hard for researchers to utilize snow profiles so I think that is probably why that went away. . guessing Katreen and crew will have a science/collaboration approach to that app now. . .

Do you submit these important observations? If so, where. Would be great to see these in SnowPilot and/or Mountain Hub for other folks to use for decision making.

Joe, in your opinion, what is the most significant challenge and/or common mistake amongst Ski/Alpine guides while traveling in remote avalanche terrain?

Excellent talk, Joe! Liked the clear process cycle! How do you help your clients to understand your framework well and welcome your margins of safety?

Very cool talk Joe. Where in the flow would you want to stress control of expectations?

i always ask why doesn't it slide.

That sounds good, great talk!

Nice job Joe. The Pika without crowds! Good on you. Your process mirrors my own. Do you share this with your clients? They're prepped for two days of investigation right off the bat? Super for you.

Thanks, Joe! Great discussion and thoughts!

Thanks to Melissa and Aleph for coordinating SAAW 2020 and to all the presenters and participants. thanks for the sense of community and the educational opportunities at the front end of the season.

Thanks for attending! We will post the recording to share on akavalancheworkshop.org and the links shared today!

Thank you everyone for keeping the event lively even on the time of Covid!

well done Aleph and Melis! top notch event.

Thanks for continuing to host this!

Community Snow Observations (CSO) - measure snow for us, we’ll model snow for you!

Thanks all! Appreciate the virtual format so we outside Southcentral can participate!

Melis, that is…I knew that!

Great presentations! Thank you!

Thank you all, this was fantastic

Thank you all so much!

Thanks all for the valuable presentatinos, keep up the good work.

Please send me an email with any questions comments of suggestions. Ill get the checklist and trip plan out for you all. Thanks

Great meeting, thanks so much everyone and Melis!

Thanks! have a great season!

Opps Mike Buck email is aksnoguy@gmail.com

Thanks for all of this! Hope to see everyone from a distance in the mountains soon!

Thanks everyone!

Thanks! From a few folks in Sitka

Hey. Great question. They are all offline.

Would love for you guys to send the questions from the chat by email to me if you can. I think im tecnology challenged with this chat thing. aksnoguy@gmail.com

Joe, great comments on client types and expectations; that is a real key in guiding, and also for private groups to think of in evaluating travel with each trip’s blend of friends! I’ve heliguided and backcountry ski guided here in Alaska since the ‘70s, and done ski guiding in Japan as well. And have trained a lot of forecasters and guides. There are many cultural differences between people from different parts of the world, and from different workplaces and backgrounds. Expectations, and willingness to be happy with any alternative, are key attributes to seek in partners! As a guide, assessing where people come from and what expectations are reasonable is the tough part, and must be done early. Ultimately too, the guide has to hold the line. The common new guide mistake I see is to be too eager to please the clients by delivering what they think they want, regardless of conditions. The guide’s job is to keep them alive and uninjured; and that often means saying no! You’re obviously comfortable doing that!

Thank you all- see you on the slopes!!!