HUMAN FACTORS and HEURISTIC TRAPS pose a serious challenge to backcountry travelers. Humans are emotional, ego driven creatures. We see what we want to see. We often do what we want to do. But in terrain of consequence, that’s a dangerous approach to staying alive in avalanche terrain.
We discuss the state of the snowpack in Colorado in the 2020-21 season with the experts from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center and Colorado Adventure Guides along with a demo of the CAIC website - your #1 resource for avalanche information in Colorado.
We discuss the state of the snowpack in Utah in the 2020-21 season with Cody Hughes of Utah Mountain Adventures along with a demo of the UAC website - your #1 resource for avalanche information in the beehive state.
The local experts and pro guides sit in to discuss their favorite backcountry touring zones in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming!
The local experts sit in to discuss backcountry touring zones in the remote and rugged wilderness of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
