# Bruce Tremper

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March 2017 - Wilderness And Environmental Medicine Live

WEML#5 Show Notes CME available: http://wms.org/members Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: http://www.wemjournal.org Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating in WEM Live? Send an email to: wemlive@wms.org Part 1: Article discussion: Article 1: Wilderness Medica…

#8 Explaining avalanches with analogies with Bruce Tremper

Bruce has been the Director of the Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center since 1986. His previous work includes avalanche control and forecasting at various ski areas in Alaska. Bruce also holds a Master's Degree in Geology, where he studied avalanches. Listen as Bruce explains how to avoid avalanch…

46. How to Read the Avalanche Forecast with Snow Science Expert Simon Trautman

Checking the avalanche forecast before you head out into the winter backcountry should be at the top of your safety checklist. It predicts the avalanche risk for your zones and gives you a heads up on worrisome problems within the snowpack. But how much stock can you really put into an avalanche fo…

45. Avoiding Summit Fever with Ski Mountaineers Luke Smithwick and Iain Kuo

In the fall of 2021, ski mountaineers Luke Smithwick and Iain Kuo attempted an unsupported, first ski descent of the world's seventh tallest peak - Mount Dhualagiri in Nepal. They spent weeks advancing to the mountain's 26,705-foot summit, but high winds and increasing avalanche danger held them ba…

44. Lessons from a Deadly Avalanche Accident with Forecaster Nikki Champion

With avalanche danger rated high in the Wasatch Mountains, two separate backcountry ski parties went searching for safer, lower-angle terrain. They headed for Wilson Glade, a relatively mild slope that beckons skiers when conditions seem too dangerous to head into the steeps. The two groups checked…

43. The Most Deadly Avalanche Season with CAIC Director Ethan Greene

Last year, a record number of people died in avalanches across the United States. Ethan Greene, PhD, Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), looks back at the contributing factors. He says a perfect storm of weak snowpack conditions and stressed decision-making led to last yea…

SE5:EP6 - Craig Gordon: Helping Others Understand the Danger

The Christmas blizzard of 2003 still ranks as one of the biggest winter storms in Utah’s history – legendary enough to have its own Wikipedia page. It dumped four feet of snow in the valley and upwards of twice that in the mountains, closing resorts. But it also brought tragedy. On Dec. 26, 2003 an…

Getting My Touring Legs Back

This week I briefly touch on getting my touring legs back under me as well as some of the hazards much the latest snowfall is causing throughout Utah. I discuss getting back into the swing of things with regards to avalanche forecast, and a quick homage to the avalanche godfather himself, Bruce Tre…

Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain with Bruce Tremper

If you hike, snowshoe, snowmobile, cross-country ski, or do anything else in deep snow to reach your favorite backcountry fishing destinations in the winter or spring, you need to be thinking about avalanches. And the truth is that a lot of fly fishers (including Ross) don't know as much about thes…