Name: 19th Annual Professional Snow and Avalanche Workshop (PROSAW)
Start: 2026-11-07
End: 2026-11-07

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The in-person session will be held at the Eccles Center Park City (1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060).If you are attending virtually, the livestream link will be sent at the beginning of November. Livestream sign ups end November 6th.Join us for the 19th Annual Professional Snow and Avalanche Workshop (PROSAW), where Utah’s avalanche community teams up with snow professionals from around the west to share avalanche knowledge. The goal of the PROSAW is to provide continuing education for avalanche workers across the country by sharing case studies and stories from different operations in different snow climates with information to help them in their day to day jobs. The workshop will follow the spirit of the International Snow Science Workshop of merging theory and practice. Presenters will include patrollers, backcountry guides and forecasters, highway forecasters, SAR personnel, snow scientists, researchers, and more. Presentations will be followed by Q & A.PROSAW is an all-day, two-part workshop; everyone is invited to join for both sessions on November 7th. The morning is dedicated to Utah-specific presentations, while the afternoon addresses stories and lessons learned nationwide.After-hours will be at Offset Bier  
  
Schedule is subject to change.  
  
MORNING SESSION  
  
08:30-12:30  
  
08:30-08:45: “Welcome… to the Working Week” with Paige Pagnucco  
  
08:45-09:10: 25/26 Season in Review: why was it so bad and what can we learn. What's on Deck for 26/27?  
  
Presenter: Sam Webber  
  
09:10-09:30: Mid-Winter Wet Slab Cycles in Intermountain Snowpacks: How "Unusual" Is This Really?  
  
Presenters: Brooke Maushund and Ben VandeBos  
  
09:30-10:15: Butler Fork recap from a rescuer and physician’s perspective - Round Table  
  
Host: Drew Hardesty  
  
10:15-10:35: Does it always snow in July or rain in December? Melt-Freeze Recrystallization in the Midst of a Record Setting Season   
  
Presenter: Dave Kelly  
  
10:35-10:50 BREAK   
  
10:50-11:35: Accident Review  
  
Presenter: Laura McQuarrie  
  
11:35-12:00: Storm Snow Forecasting Tool  
  
Presenter: Ben Silberman  
  
12:00-12:15: Responder Alliance Presentation  
  
Presenter: Responder Alliance  
  
12:30-1:20 LUNCHAFTERNOON SESSION1:20-1:30: Welcome back  
  
1:35-2:00: Deer Valley Expansion  
  
Presenter: Mark Chykta  
  
2:00-2:25: March Mega Thaw: Forecasting Case Study During a Prolonged Early Spring Heat Event in Utah, 2025-26  
  
Presenters: Jonathon Morgan, Jenna Malone, Nikki Champion  
  
2:25-3:00: Explosive Talk  
  
Presenters: Snowbird Patrollers  
  
KEYNOTE - Dave Weber  
  
3:00 - 3:50: Highly Reliable Organization & Teamwork - What makes a highly functional team  
  
Keynote Presenter: Dave Weber  
  
3:50 - 4:00: Closing Remarks  
  
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19th Annual Professional Snow and Avalanche Workshop (PROSAW)

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