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Item: A college-level training program for avalanche safety workers

• • Title: A college-level training program for avalanche safety workers

    Proceedings: International Snow Science Workshop Proceedings 2018, Innsbruck, Austria

    Authors:

    • Roger Coit  [ Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, Colorado, USA ]
    • Kelly Elder  [ US Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA ]
    • Ethan Greene  [ Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, Colorado, USA ]  [ Colorado Avalanche Information Center, Boulder, Colorado, USA ]
    • Rebecca Hodgetts  [ Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, Colorado, USA ]  [ Colorado Avalanche Information Center, Boulder, Colorado, USA ]
    • Brian Lazar  [ Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, Colorado, USA ]  [ Colorado Avalanche Information Center, Boulder, Colorado, USA ]
    • John MacKinnon  [ Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, Colorado, USA ]
    • Blase Reardon  [ Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, Colorado, USA ]  [ Colorado Avalanche Information Center, Boulder, Colorado, USA ]

    Date: 2018-10-07

    Abstract: Colorado Mountain College (CMC) is a higher education system with 11 campuses serving over 30,000 km2 of north-central Colorado. The college offers two- and four-year degree programs, certificate programs, and a variety of technical and continuing education opportunities. The CMC Timberline Campus in Leadville, Colorado, in collaboration with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, has developed an innovative Avalanche Science Program offering a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency as a Snow Weather and Avalanche Field Technician. This undergraduatelevel, two-year program provides students with a unique and immersive educational experience in an ideal location with access to substantial educational resources. Students will graduate from the program with significant exposure to the latest in industry practices across a spectrum of operational applications and will be job-ready, possessing a core set of technical skills, risk management awareness, and fundamental knowledge in snow science.

    Object ID: ISSW2018_P16.10.pdf

    Language of Article: English

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    Keywords: Avalanche education, professional avalanche worker training, avalanche certification

    Page Number(s): 1436-1440

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