Episode 2 || October 20, 2021 || State of the Snowpack and a 4SAW Recap

10/20/21 • 19 min

Well, its still early season, and there isn’t a ton of snow on the ground (yet!). So, with that, this episode features a look back at the storms we’ve had thus far and a recap of what I learned at the Four Corners Snow and Avalanche Workshop, which happened earlier this month in Silverton.
If you’re interested in learning more about the topics covered in the pod, check out some of the links below. Also, don’t forget to subscribe or follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Instagram (@sanjuansnowcast). And feel free to leave some comments and feedback on what you think of the show! Thanks and I’ll see ya next Wednesday!
More info on Ken Wylie’s experience and his book “Buried”:
https://powdercanada.com/2014/09/buried-by-ken-wylie/
A folder with the research papers referenced on the show from Jerry Johnson’s team:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-PExxHfRwYqQfb0I_nwALZLdbgoL4c_G

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TRAILER: What’s a Snowcast?

Hello and welcome! This episode is a preview of what’s to come with the San Juan Snowcast, an up-to-date round up of what’s going on in-the-sky and on-the-ground in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. It’s a snow and avalanche podcast, specific to skiing and riding in the dramatic peaks around the old mining towns of Telluride, Ridgway, Ouray and Silverton. Stay tuned for more to come when the snow starts to fall!

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Episode 3 || October 27, 2021 || Atmospheric Rivers, Bomb Cyclones and La Niña (oh my!)

Welcome back to the San Juan Snowcast! We just got a decent storm here in the Juans and winter is beginning to take shape. Meanwhile, its in full swing along the West Coast, where feet upon feet of snow just dropped in a historic weather event. In this episode, we’ll dig into that bomb cyclone, explain some whacky weather terms, and see what La Nina has in store for the Southwest this winter!
Follow me on Instagram at @sanjuansnowcast and share the pod with your friends. Once winter really starts rolling, we’ll have plenty to talk about, and pretty soon, it will be deep enough to ride!
Music in the show is by the band Juanitos, and courtesy of the Free Music Archive.
Thanks for listening!