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08-19-2015, 09:15 AM #1Gel-powered Tech bindings
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Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop *Weekend* = Nov 6-8, 2015
Last year I wrote:
But this year will be so much bigger as to be almost unrecognizable!
The core though will still be the same: presentations on avalanche safety throughout the day on the first Saturday in November.
As for everything else, well, here's the preliminary outline:
Friday evening/night November 6
Location = IME
Socializing including beverages, snacks, small raffle, perhaps a brief movie, fun slide show, etc. (so similar to what we debuted last year on the Friday evening/night at the Theater in the Woods).
Saturday, November 7
Location = Mount Washington Hotel Grand Ballroom
During the day, ~8:00am-4:30pm = ESAW Presentations
Presenters from outside the NE include Bruce Jamieson, Don Sharaf, Rudi Mair, and Dale Atkins.
Late afternoon, ~4:30-6:30 = Social
The usual hanging out, vendor displays, add'l raffles, etc. that we've previously had post-ESAW at IME (except now in a rather more expansive setting).
Evening, ~6:30 = Dinner (at additional charge)
With movie and Tyrolean Alps slide show, plus speakers including Bode Miller and the mother of one of the two U.S. Ski Team racers who died in an avalanche this past season.
[Whoops, strike that whole Sunday thing that was here previously.]Last edited by Jonathan S.; 09-24-2015 at 01:22 PM. Reason: [no more Sunday activities, sorry]
Mo' skimo here: NE Rando Race Series
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09-02-2015, 07:58 PM #2
Sweet. Will be there. Every year I attend I learn something new.
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09-03-2015, 05:52 AM #3
Looking forward to the new location
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09-21-2015, 08:23 AM #4Gel-powered Tech bindings
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Website updated:
http://www.esaw.org
... including registration link:
http://www.esaw.org/2015-registration/
... which is $75 for Saturday's presentations (along with Friday evening social event, and Saturday late-afternoon vendor displays), plus a new separate $55 registration for the sit-down dinner (featuring various speakers and presentations).Mo' skimo here: NE Rando Race Series
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09-21-2015, 09:05 AM #5
Damn good speakers.
"The idea wasnt for me, that I would be the only one that would ever do this. My idea was that everybody should be doing this. At the time nobody was, but this was something thats too much fun to pass up." -Briggs
More stoke, less shit.
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09-24-2015, 01:19 PM #6Gel-powered Tech bindings
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And in more detail (with some slight edits from me):
Originally Posted by Chris Joosen- Director Mount Washington Avalanche Center, White Mountain National ForestLast edited by Jonathan S.; 09-24-2015 at 04:14 PM.
Mo' skimo here: NE Rando Race Series
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09-24-2015, 04:07 PM #7
congratulations looks likea good program. small correction pretty sure Don Sharaf works for Valdez Heli ski guides. As of yet there is no Chugach Heli Guides.
off your knees Louie
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09-24-2015, 04:15 PM #8Gel-powered Tech bindings
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^ Yipes, thanks for the correction -- I've now changed the original text that I had received.
Mo' skimo here: NE Rando Race Series
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09-27-2015, 07:36 PM #9
Program looks good this year. I really enjoyed last year's program and am going to try and make it again this year.
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10-01-2015, 12:18 PM #10Gel-powered Tech bindings
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And the agenda:
Mo' skimo here: NE Rando Race Series
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10-14-2015, 06:36 PM #11Gel-powered Tech bindings
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Some skiable natural snow might be arriving over the weekend, and a bullwheel might be turning after the weekend, so ... time for another ESAW update!
All the details I've been posting about previously are now up at the revised website:
http://www.esaw.org
But if you plan to attend, please pretty please (Please PLEASE) register here:
http://www.esaw.org/2015-registration/
... for the presentations and dinner now Now NOW!!!
(Was that sufficiently subtle?)
More specifically ...
The new venue at the Mount Washington Hotel Grand Ballroom will be spectacular, BUT it comes with a complicated set of financial commitments.
The more accurate the head count we have ahead of time via on-line registration will help us walk the fine line between having enough food for everyone (both during breaks throughout the presentations, and then after that so we don't have to turn anyone away from the dinner) versus overordering and running at a loss (which would necessitate a price increase for 2016).
Okay, back to checking the long-range wx fx discussion for the weekend...Mo' skimo here: NE Rando Race Series
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10-15-2015, 04:03 AM #12
Nice to have BW across the street.
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11-01-2015, 07:56 AM #13Gel-powered Tech bindings
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And a final (?) update (as emailed by Chris Joosen, then modified by me):
As we enter the final week before ESAW, if you plan to attend then please register now. Our move to a phenomenal resort (in the "Grand Ballroom") requires us to commit to a certain amount of coffee, dinners, etc. Historically, about a third of our attendees sign up in the final ten days, which can make planning with our new host very difficult. We’re already at last year’s final count, but please still spread the world to any potential newcomers that ESAW is the place to be for snow lovers as we bring people together to learn about snow, network with vendors, and pitch our avalanche questions to so many snow-smart people.
Lunch though this year will be a challenge with over 200 people, so we'll need to spread out. The hotel has two restaurants on site, Fabian's is five minutes away, and the AMC Highland Ctr is ten minutes, as is the Town of Twin Mtn w/ add'l options. You can of course bring your own humble brown bag to eat (in the not-so-humble "Great Hall"), and for the next couple days you can even order a bag lunch from the ESAW registration page -- staying on site will also allow you to visit any vendor displays that are already set up for our expo (in the "Conservatory").
And before then, join us Friday evening for entertainment and socializing at International Mountain Equipment in North Conway. Visit our website for the complete schedule.Mo' skimo here: NE Rando Race Series
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11-08-2015, 06:36 AM #14
Three Cheers to Jonathan, Chris and all the others who worked to put on the event. The location was very upscale and the presentations excellent. They have done an excellent job of keeping the format fresh each year.
Don't know what Bode's deal was. You would have thought he could have made it for the families.
Rudi Mair is a funny guy.
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11-08-2015, 04:55 PM #15Gel-powered Tech bindings
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Great seeing so many TGR'ers at ESAW!
For those of you who weren't able to attend the dinner, I'll quote here the most moving line from one of the two mothers of the two U.S. Ski Team racers who died in the Austrian avalanche incident earlier this year (which is also how I'll conclude my article for the American Avalanche Association's The Avalanche Review):
Originally Posted by Cindy Berlack, mother of Ronnie Berlack, 1994-2015Mo' skimo here: NE Rando Race Series
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11-21-2015, 11:36 AM #16Gel-powered Tech bindings
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For those of you who missed ESAW, here's a sneak preview of my article for the American Avalanche Association's "The Avalanche Review" publication (which BTW is well worth the subscription cost).
http://nealpinestart.com/2015/11/21/...workshop-esaw/Mo' skimo here: NE Rando Race Series
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08-23-2016, 02:53 PM #17Gel-powered Tech bindings
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Thread for 2016 ESAW is now here:
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...hop-November-5Mo' skimo here: NE Rando Race Series
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