Seattle Mags: Snowbash 2008

**yesIsaidyes** · 10-21-2008, 08:20 AM

Just wanted to let folks know that Snowbash 2008, the Friends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center's annual fundraiser, is just around the corner. Come on out to kick off the winter and show your support for the NWAC at the Tractor Tavern on Sat, November 8 following the Northwest Snow and Avalanche Summit. Good beer, raffle prizes and bluegrass with the Tall Boys. Hope to see you all there. More information on the Friends of NWAC website at www.avalanchenw.org. Tickets are here.

**counterfeitfake** · 10-21-2008, 12:13 PM

I'm confused, the website doesn't spell it out very clearly:

Northwest Snow and Avalanche Summit is an all-day event, and that link allows you to buy tickets.

Snowbash is at the Tractor at 8 pm, and costs a $25 donation at the door. You get free beer.

Do I have this right?

**yesIsaidyes** · 10-21-2008, 03:01 PM

Yes (except the ticket link part).

NSAS is the all-day event, which btw, we are looking for volunteers to help with, PM me for details. It is going to be a pretty good event this year - lots of great discussions of heuristics, risk assessment, route choices, should be fun.

Snowbash is at Tractor that evening - $25 donation a the door - $20 donation before hand through the link above to brown paper tickets. There will be beer involved.

**BakerBunny** · 10-21-2008, 03:40 PM

A schedule of presentations would really help -- prefeably on the web site.

**BakerBunny** · 10-21-2008, 04:48 PM

HERE IS A ROUGH DRAFT OF THE SCHEDULE AT THIS TIME:

Northwest Snow and Avalanche Summit 2008November 8th, 2008Ephiphany School, Seattle
Steve Christie (Emcee)

Welcome 9:00-9:10
Garth Ferber 9:10-9:45 “A Day in the Life of A forecaster”
Don Sharaf 9:50- 10:25 Stability tests: An explanation of various stability tests and their strengths and weaknesses in application.

BREAK 10:30-10:50

Martin Volkken 10:55-11:30 “The Interplay between Likelihood and Consequence and Motivation and Risk “
PANEL 11:35-12:30 “Decision Making in High Risk Environments”
Perspectives from Guiding, Highways, and Ski Area’s. Speakers include Craig Wilbour, Margaret Wheeler, Sky Sjue.

LUNCH 12:30-2:00

Tom Murphy 2:00-2:35 “Decision Making in High-Risk Environments”
Lowell Skoog 2:40-3:15 “Safety and Success on A Cascade High Route”

BREAK 3:15-3:30
Sam Kavanaugh 3:35-4:30 “ A Dozen More Turns” Lessons learned…
CLOSING

**yesIsaidyes** · 10-21-2008, 05:10 PM

Thanks BakerBunny

**BakerBunny** · 10-22-2008, 09:27 AM

So, howcome Coloradicals get a sticky for their fund raiser, but the PNW gets page two in a day?

(bump)

**alto** · 10-22-2008, 10:06 AM

Send a PM to hot tate and ask him. Sure he'd hook it up.

**Greydon Clark** · 10-22-2008, 11:04 AM

The presentations look pretty good this year. More importantly, you get to see Lani live and in-person.

**yesIsaidyes** · 10-22-2008, 12:01 PM

And they are still looking for volunteers to help out day-of for NSAS - if anyone wants to help, let me know and I can get you connected.

**yesIsaidyes** · 10-23-2008, 08:18 AM

Bump

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**n_waggoner** · 10-23-2008, 04:30 PM

yesisaidyes- send me an email sweetgrassp@gmail.com. I'd like to get our film Hand Cut to screen at the snowbash on the 8th. Let me know!!

**Buke** · 10-23-2008, 05:08 PM

Maybe I'm slow but I'm still a little confused. Is the NSAS free or is that the $20/$25@the door thing? Can I just show up or should I make reservations through brown paper tickets? The line up and topics look great.

**3pin** · 10-23-2008, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Buke

Maybe I'm slow but I'm still a little confused. Is the NSAS free or is that the $20/$25@the door thing? Can I just show up or should I make reservations through brown paper tickets? The line up and topics look great.

NSAS is not free, and it's limited to the first 250 people, so I'd get your tickets now on Brown Paper Tickets. Awesome event, I went to last year's and will be at it again.

**SeatownSlackey** · 10-24-2008, 11:39 AM

bump for the NWAC

**ACH** · 11-02-2008, 01:30 AM

Bump - Tickets still available

**fonixmunkee** · 11-02-2008, 06:00 PM

Fuck, I'll be in Seattle that weekend, but I have to go to my sister's stupid wedding. Damn her.

**3pin** · 11-07-2008, 11:46 AM

Friday Bump for the Northwest Snow and Avalanche Summit tomorrow and for Snowbash tomorrow night!

Seattle mags, hope to see you out there. I'll have all the new Karhu skis at NSAS, and NWAC should be giving a pair away there via raffle.

Don't miss out!!