Colorado Snow and Avalanche Workshop (CSAW) - 2015
It was another great year in Breckenridge, CO for the Colorado Snow and Avalanche Workshop (CSAW) now in it’s 14th year. There were some incredible presentations put on. Many that provoked thought walking away. Looking forward to a great season ahead and the roll out of Know Before You Go (KBYG), a new avalanche awareness program in Colorado targeted at youth. The program has been a huge success in Utah, and it’s inspiring to see the campaign spread nationwide.
CSAW2015 Agenda
8:45 – 9:15 Know Before You Go: The Evolution of Youth Avalanche Education – Craig Gordon
9:15 – 9:35 How Memory Works and Sometimes Fails Us in Avalanche Terrain – Scott Savage
9:35 – 10:05 Avalanches: Work and Play – Simon Trautman
10:05 – 10:25 Break
10:25 – 10:55 The Role of Slab and Weak Layers in Fracture Arrest – Karl Birkeland
10:55 – 11:15 Fracture Speeds of Triggered Avalanches – Dave Hamre
11:15 – 11:35 The Universality of the Avalanche Survival Curve – Pascal Haegeli
11:35 – 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:30 Winter Weather Prognosis – Joe Ramey
1:30 – 1:45 CDOT Research Project: Blast Shield for Avalauncher – Tyler Weldon
1:45 – 2:15 NSAA Lethality Assessment of Avalauncher In-bore Detonation Events – Kevin Powell
2:15 – 2:35 Break
2:35 – 2:50 Avalanche Terrain Manipulation Using Drills, Explosives & Hand Scaling – Matt Huber
2:50 – 3:20 DeltaLancer and Product Evolution – Kevin Powell
3:20 – 3:40 Buried on Chinook Pass – John Stimberis
3:40 – 4:00 Break
4:00 – 4:20 The Effectiveness of Avalanche Airbags – Pascal Haegeli
4:20 – 4:40 Perspectives from 40 Years in the Field – Dave Hamre
4:40 – 4:50 Closing Remarks
Colorado Snow and Avalanche Workshop (CSAW)
Colorado Snow and Avalanche Workshop (CSAW)
Colorado Snow and Avalanche Workshop (CSAW)
A special thanks to the sponsors of this year’s CSAW that made it all happen (American Avalanche Association, Colorado Avalanche Information Center, Gazex, TAS, and The Summit Foundation).
