On the next Outdoor Explorer, we’re excited to have two national champions in cross country skiing. Caitlin and Scott Patterson also happen to be siblings, and totally charming and real. You’re going to love them. Caitlin won all four championship races for women at the recent event at Kincaid park, and Scott won his distance event with a large margin. They did everything to prove themselves for a trip to the Olympics. We’ll also have a discussion about avalanche awareness and forecasting. After an accident in December killed an experienced skier, what do we all need to know?
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
SEGMENTS:
- Segment 1: “Skiing champs”. Scott and Caitlin Patterson, National Champions (starts at 1:14)
- Segment 2: “How to endure winter”. Susanne Pekow, Minnesota Public Radio (starts at 33:08)
- Segment 3: “Understanding avalanche forecasts”. Aleph Johnston-Bloom, Chugach National Forest Avalanche Info Center (starts at 38:46)
- Segment 4: “Starting of 2018 with a brisk dip in the ocean”. June Leffler, KSTK (starts at 55:08)
LINKS:
- North American Avalanche Danger Scale
- The Avalanche Problem
- Know Before You Go
- Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center
- Alaskan skiers dominate top of the podiums at U.S. Nationals
- Alaska Public Media’s news article about the accident in Hatcher’s Pass this winter
BROADCAST: Thursday, January 18, 2018. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, January 25, 2018. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. AKT
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