Listen "An Avalanche Doesn't Know You're an Expert_Chris Stethem"
Episode Synopsis
Chris Stethem - Honorary Member of The Canadian Avalanche AssociationChris Stethem is a retired avalanche protection consultant living in Canmore, Alberta. A graduate in Geography from Queen’s University, Chris spent the 1970s overseeing the avalanche program at Whistler, BC, and completing research projects for the National Research Council of Canada and Environment Canada. This work included a compilation of the first two volumes of Avalanche Accidents in Canada (Stethem and Schaerer 1979, 1980). From 1979 to 2011 Chris worked as a consultant in planning, operations, and training for avalanche programs in the Americas and overseas. Chris was also a member of the founding Board of Directors for the Canadian Avalanche Association in 1981 and President of the CAA from 1988-1992, During this time, the Canadian Avalanche Centre in Revelstoke was formed to provide Avalanche Training Programs, the InfoEx, and the Public Avalanche Bulletin. In 1998 Chris and a group of like-minded members of the community formed the Canadian Avalanche Foundation (now Avalanche Canada Foundation), a registered charity that raises funds to support public avalanche bulletins, education, and research. Chris sat as President of the CAF for 12 years.https://www.avalancheassociation.ca/page/Honorary_Membershttps://avalanche.ca/foundationhttps://www.avalanche.ca/en/map
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