The San Juan Snowcast
The San Juan Snowcast is a podcast all about snow, avalanches, and backcountry skiing in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. Stay up-to-date on what's going on in the sky and on the ground this winter by tuning in!
The San Juans are notorious for having one of the most dangerous snowpacks in North America, as well as some of the most incredible backcountry skiing in the state of Colorado. The Snowcast aims to help local backcountry skiers and riders make safer decisions by sharing current conditions reports, avalanche incident debriefs, and backcountry educational nuggets.
New episodes drop semi-weekly throughout the Winter to keep you up-to-date with the current conditions in the San Juan backcountry!
Follow along on Instagram @sanjuansnowcast and share the show with your touring partners.
THINK SNOW!
The San Juan Snowcast
Season 2, Episode 15 || Friday, March 10th, 2023 || Avalanche Forecasting with Jeff and Elyse
Hello everyone and welcome to Episode 15!
It’s currently dumping snow across the Juan’s and the powder stoke is HIGH. On this week’s show, I break down the State of our Snowpack, this current storm, and then dive into a conversation with two local avalanche forecasters: Jeff Davis, with Helitrax, and Elyse Parcell, with the Telluride Ski Patrol. We go deep in to the perilous world of “Moderate” danger and bust some myths around the avalanche danger ratings. It’s a good convo full of nuggets of wisdom!
Thanks as always to my sponsors:
MountainTrip.com
The Pi Avy Fund
SewAlpine.com
Email: sanjuansnowcast@gmail.com
Instagram: @sanjuansnowcast
Venmo: @Chris-Dickson
