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Slide: The Avalanche Podcast is an educational and public information resource for all things avalanche related. Listen to the Introduction for more information.

Slide: The Avalanche Podcast


    • Apr 6, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    S2E5: Wait For It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 17:08


    I have some choice words on down time and introduce the notion of temporal intelligence.

    S2E4: Queries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 14:53


    Q and A

    S2E3: The Scene of the Scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2018 14:21


    In this episode we chase squirrels and ponder the significance of judges in the bc. pray for snow...dk

    S2E2: Tolerable Exposure

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 27:15


    This episode focuses on the components of risk, fancy words, and obscure references. It's like a risky homeostatic Loc-Nar. Enjoy

    S2E1: The Danger Lesson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2017 27:25


    In this episode the podcastee agrees to humor the podcaster while he pontificates on the language and process that guide our assessment of avalanche problems. Furthermore, there will be a snack break. Happy Winter...dk Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard: link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1…9-017-3070-5.pdf Avalanche Problem Type Guide: youtu.be/wFWDGTVYqE8?t=7

    S1:E15 Epilogue - Reality and Desire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2017 18:43


    The final episode of the season describes how to get what we want: moving from desire to reality in 5 steps. You can contribute to Slide at: https://www.patreon.com/avalanchepodcast

    S1:E14 Pizza, Beer, and Systemic Decision Grease

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2017 27:35


    A bit of a format swerve this week as we wrap part three of de-biasing strategy and tactics. Hard for a camel to grab a face shot with all that straw on one's back. Not that hard, with practice. Gimme your feedback por favor.

    S1E13: Reflection and Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2017 26:49


    In this hearty little nugget we review in situ techniques for un-enslaving ourselves from the dirty little tricks our minds play. That's the longer funner way of referring to de-biasing techniques part deux. A tale of trouble for James, Wallace, Manfred, Robert, and Samuel holds down the second part of the show. pray for snow...dk

    S1E12: Pre-Bias and Delicious Bunnies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2017 22:03


    Episode 12 features the Dukes of Hazard and various outlaws engaged in cognitive pre-biasing strategies - with delicious bunnies in a red wine, shallot, garlic sauce.

    S1E11: Okonomiyaki

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2017 34:10


    A couple segments on user requested subjects: skier compaction and backcountry leadership. Then some story time frosting from the land of meat, fire, and big couloirs.

    S1E10: Systemic Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2017 38:07


    An examination of how we can look at our bc skiing as a process and our skills, knowledge, and behavior as elements of a system - and what can go wrong when the elements of process and system are weak or absent.

    S1E9: Enkidu, Gilgamesh, and Doug-San

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2017 19:55


    A quickie this week; a tale of reassessment, exposure, and feedback.

    S1E8: Backcountry Teamwork

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2017 21:59


    A short episode this week that takes the principles of operational teamwork, trims 'em up, and targets recreational pow-hounds with the new product.

    S1E7: Metacognition and Twits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2016 42:32


    This week we dig into deep persistent slab problems, wrap situational awareness, talk about how hard it is to know how little we know, and visit the perils of skiing near or on other peoples tracks.

    S1E6: Change of Venue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2016 16:33


    Short one this week. I'm still recovering from a journey across the left pond. We got a pack rant, bit of gear, part two of situational awareness, and a short story. Happy Festivus...dk

    S1E5: Ramping Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2016 27:36


    In this episode we review some avalanche problems in North America, micro-rant on education, dive into situational awareness, and tell stories.

    S1E4: Scary Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2016 18:37


    Shorter one this week on the stories we tell. pray for snow...dk

    S1E3: There's No Place Like Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2016 39:00


    This one was a bear. We cover the State of the Snowpack, Airbag Packs, and have special story time with Doug. I've got some initial impressions of this episode, but please give me your feedback. I promise the next one will be half as long. Sorta promise...dk

    S1E2: More Funk Less Bunk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2016 32:15


    In this episode we review the state of the pack across the globe and wrap up the subjects we bit into in Episode 1. I talk about specific tactics for effective speech and mitigating confirmation bias. Reach out with your feedback on Facebook or at avalanchepodcast@gmail.com American avalanche info: http://www.avalanche.org/ Canadian avalanche info: http://www.avalanche.ca/map

    S1E1: The Bunk of Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2016 38:44


    In this episode we dole out some early season safety tips, I go on a few micro-rants, a whiff of gear talk, a lengthy stump on communication as a critical safety capability, and a short Brain Trap segment on motivated cognition and confirmation bias.

    Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2016 2:51


    An introduction to the Podcast describing its content, style, and structure

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