Brett Kobernick Knows It in His Bones: Nobody is Immune from Getting Killed in an Avalanche

Brett Kobernick's nickname may be "Kowboy," but he's actually something of a Leonardo da Vinci of the snow. A garage tinkerer who builds the tools he needs to better understand winter conditions, he's also an early adopter of the snow bike, and he helped invent the split-board. True story. Kowboy joins us to talk about all of that, as well as the science, the excitement, and the tragedy of avalanches. As he says, the hardest part of the job isn't forecasting for a PWL on the mend, although that is very difficult. No, the hardest part is talking to the survivors or family members of the victim of a deadly avalanche.

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Brett Kobernick Knows It in His Bones: Nobody is Immune from Getting Killed in an Avalanche is an episode from Utah Avalanche Center Podcast by Utah Avalanche Center.

This episode is 38:22 long.

This episode was published on Feb 21, 2025.

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