Brian Lazar is the Deputy Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. He’s been studying snow and avalanches for more than two decades, working as a forecaster, guide, educator, and researcher across Colorado, Alaska, all of the mountain west, all over South America, including Patagonia. At the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, he’s one of the people responsible for the avalanche forecasts we all rely on throughout the winter. Brian’s background spans snow science, hazard mitigation, backcountry travel, and the human factor side of avalanche accidents. He’s taught with AIARE and has helped shape how we understand risk in the mountains.
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The SnowBrains Podcast is hosted by professional freeskier, professional mountain guide, UC Berkeley Molecular Cell Biology graduate, and the Founder & CEO of SnowBrains, Miles Clark.
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The SnowBrains Podcast Season 6 Episodes:
The SnowBrains Podcast Season 5 Episodes:
Episode #84 | Hilary Eisen – Policy Director for the Winter Wildlands Alliance
Episode #83 | The Farmers’ Almanac – Early Winter Forecasters
Episode #82 | Jeremy Bloom – CEO of X Games, World Cup Mogul Skier, NFL Player, CU Boulder Football Star, & Software Startup Founder
Episode #81 | Sam Anthamatten – Professional Freeskier, Freeride World Tour Runner-Up, IFMGA Certified Mountain Guide, and World Champion Ice Climber
Episode #80 | Anna DeMonte – Ski Mountaineer & Mont Blanc Women’s Ski FKT Record Holder
Episode #79 | Erin Sprague – CEO of Protect Our Winters
Episode #78 | Kai Jones – The Youngest Pro Skier on the Planet
Episode #77 | Stephanie Cox – CEO of the National Ski Patrol
Episode #76 | Ted Ligety – Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist & Five-Time World Cup Overall Giant Slalom Champion
Episode #75 | Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association – A Group of 200 Taking on Vail Resorts
Episode #74 | Chris Tomer – Emmy Award-Winning Meteorologist & Avid Backcountry Skier and Mountaineer
Episode #73 | Dr. Ethan Greene – Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Episode #72 | Dr. Brent Hogarth – Clinical Sports Psychologist Who Specializes in Flow State
Episode #71 | Dr. Bishara – Gut Health Specialist; Exploring How All Health Starts with the Gut
Episode #70 | Josh Diaek – One of the Most Badass Freeskiers on Earth
Episode #69 | Noah Dines – World Record Holder for Most Human-Powered Vertical Feet Skied in a Year
Episode #68 | Paige Paguncco – Director of the Utah Avalanche Center
Episode #67 | Jim Ryan – Hardcore Free Skier & High-Skilled Mountaineer Featured in 4 Warren Miller Movies and 3 TGR Films
Episode #66 | Dr. Kevin Stone – Physician & Orthopedic Surgeon Talks About How Skiers and Snowboarders Can Optimize Off-Season Training
Episode #65 | Sven Brunso – The Most Photographed & Published Skier in History
Episode #64 | Kyle Siegel – Founder and Designer of Raide Research
Episode #63 | Christian Pondella – Senior Photographer at Powder Magazine, Adventure Photographer, Extreme Ski Mountaineer, and Ice Climber
Episode #62 | Jessica Baker – North American Freeskiing Champion, Alaska Heli-Ski Guide, Founder of Ski Divas Women’s Ski Camp, & AMGA Certified Ski Guide
The SnowBrains Podcast Season 4 Episodes:
Episode #61 | Dr. Kevin Stone – Physician & Orthopedic Surgeon Focused on Repairing & Replacing Meniscus, Articular Cartilage, and Ligaments to Keep People Active
Episode #60 | Dr. Daniel Swain – Climate Scientist/Meteorologist-Communicator Focused on Extreme Weather Events Like Floods, Droughts, & Wildfires on a Warming Planet
Episode #59 | Mary Kate Buckley – President of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY
Episode #58 | Harlan Sheppard – Alaska Heli-Ski Guide for 25 Years, Highway Avalanche Forecaster for Washington State, Hero’s Journey Mindfulness Advocate
Episode #57 | Kevin Quinn – Points North Heli Founder, 20-Year Heli-Ski Guide, STOL-Pilot, Former Pro Hockey Player & All Around Certified Badass
Episode #56 | Sophia Schwartz – Former U.S. Ski Team Member, Pro Freeskier, Ski Mountaineer, Mindfulness & Environmental Advocate
Episode #55 | Dan Egan – Legendary Warren Miller Ski Movie Skier, Hall of Fame Inductee, Powder Magazine’s Most Influential People, & Author
Episode #54 | Steven Nyman — 20-Year World Cup U.S. Ski Racer & 3-Time Olympian
Episode #53 | Colby Stevenson – Olympic Silver Medalist in Big Air, 3-Time X-Games Gold Medalist, Life-Altering Car Accident Survivor
The SnowBrains Podcast Season 3 Episodes:
Episode #52 | Errol Kerr – Jamaican Ski Team Olympic Skier, Cover of Ski Magazine, X-Games Competitor, Warren Miller Ski Movie Star
Episode #51 | Vamonos Outside – Let’s Get More People of Color Skiing & Snowboarding in North America
Episode #50 | Johnny Collinson – Pro Freeskier, Ski Movie Star, Youngest to Climb The 7 Summits, Fitness Guru
Episode #49 | Nina Aragon – Climate Scientist Discusses the State of the Western US Snowpack
Episode#48 | Kelly Pawlak – CEO of the National Ski Areas Association
Episode #47 | Dr. Robb Gaffney, MD – The G in GNAR, Ski Movie Star, Former Pro Freeskier, Activist, Medical Doctor of Psychiatry, Cancer Survivor
Episode #46 | Henri Rivers – President of the National Brotherhood of Skiers
Episode #45 | Mike Douglas – The Godfather of Freeskiing
Episode #44 | Zahan Billimoria – IFMGA Mountain Guide, TGR Ski & Snowboard Movie Guide, Samsara Experience CEO, Jackson Hole Local
Episode #43 | Spot Insurance – US Health Insurance Sucks, Medical Bills Are The #1 Cause of Bankruptcy in America, Spot Can Help
Episode #42 | Utah Avalanche Center – Should We Use Avalanche Airbag Backpacks?, How To Stay Out of Avalanches, Updated “Know Before You Go”
Episode #41 | Kit DesLauriers – 1st Person to Ski All of the “Seven Summits,” National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, 2-Time Freeskiing Champion
The SnowBrains Podcast Season 2 Episodes:
Episode #40 | Connery Lundin – Naked on Cover of Powder Magazine, Freeskiing World Tour Champ, MSP & Warren Miller Ski Movie Star
Episode #39 | Jonny Moseley – Olympic Gold Medalist, Skiing Pioneer, Voice of Warren Miller, TV Personality
Episode #38 | H.A.P.E. & The Ghost of La Anciana – Mexican Ghost Stories From 18,000 Feet
Episode #37 | Elyse Saugstad – Ski Movie Star, Freeride World Tour Champion, Skier of the Year, 3x Best Line of the Year, In ESPN’s Top 50 Women in Action Sports
Episode #36 | Scot Schmidt – The Original Freeskier
Episode #35 | Lel Tone – Alaska Heli-Ski Guide for 23-Years, Winner of National Geographic’s “Ultimate Survival Alaska,” Ski Patroller for 28-Years, Avalanche Professional
Episode #34 | Julian Carr – 210-Foot World Record Cliff Invert, Pro Freeskier, Discrete Founder, X-Games Gold Medalist, Cirque Series Founder
Episode #33 | Park City Professional Ski Patrol – Battling Vail Resorts For a Living Wage
Episode #32 | Eddie Taylor – Member of “Full Circle Everest” 1st All-Black Team to Attempt 29,032′ Mt. Everest
Episode #31 | Dr. Russ Costa PhD – Why People Do Dumb Shit in the Mountains!!
Episode #30 | Tom Day – Emmy Winning Cinematographer, 38 Years as Warren Miller Director/Filmer/Skier, “Blizzard of Aahhhs” Ski Movie Star, Smoothest Skier on Earth
Episode #29 | Doug Fish – The Genius Who Created the Indy Pass, the Fastest Growing Multi-Mountain Pass on Earth With Over 80 Ski Resorts
Episode #28 | Tommy Moe – Olympic Gold Medal Ski Racer, Alaska Heli-Ski Guide, Co-Founder of Tordrillo Mountain Lodge in Alaska
Episode #27 | Travis Ganong – Badass World Cup & Olympic Ski Racer, World-Class Freeskier
Episode #26 | Dr. Ethan Greene, Director of CAIC – Why Did the USA Have the Most Avalanche Deaths in History Last Season?
Episode #25 | Ingrid Backstrom – Legendary Freeskier, Fierce Competitor, Game-Changer, Ski Movie Star
Episode #24 | Scott Gaffney – Matchstick Productions Editor, Producer, Filmer, the G in Shane McConkey’s GNAR, Lake Tahoe Surfer, & Badass Freeskier
Episode #23 | Todd Offenbacher – Comedian, Mountain Guide, Body Builder, Badass Rock Climber, TV Personality, Climbing Community Builder
Episode #22 | Bjarne Salen – Filmer of “The Fifty” w/ Cody Townsend, Hardcore Ski Mountaineer, Adventurer, Philosopher
Episode #21 | Doug Stoup – More North & South Poles Than Anyone on Earth, Pro Soccer Player, Mountain Guide, Founder Ice Axe Expeditions
The SnowBrains Podcast Season 1 Episodes:
Episode #20: Daron Rahlves – 4 Time Olympian, King of Kitzbühel, and World Jet Ski Champion
Episode #19: Angela Hawse – President of the American Mountain Guide Association
Episode #18: Jeremy Jones – Legendary Big Mountain Snowboarder, Climate Change Activist, CEO/Founder of Jones Snowboards
Episode #17: Dr. Michael Fischman: COVID Vaccine – When Will Ski Resorts Go Back To Normal?
Episode #16: 27 Avalanche Deaths in Only 29-Days in the USA… Why Did the US Just See Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle of All-Time?
Episode #15: Dr. Ethan Greene – Why Did The USA Just Have Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle in History?
Episode #14: Bode Miller – The Winningest American Male Ski Racer of All-Time
Episode #13: Adrian Ballinger – Climbing Mt. Everest & K2 Without Supplemental Oxygen
Episode #12: Randall Osterhuber – Winter Survival Instructor, Search & Rescue Badass, Snow Scientist, Avalanche Forecaster, Mountain Guide
Episode #11: Cody Townsend – Star & Producer of The Fifty Project
Episode #10: Chris Davenport – Legendary Freeskier, Ski Mountaineer, Mountain Guide
Episode #9: Whistler Blackcomb – Climate Change, The Future of Summer Skiing, COVID
Episode #8: Andrew McLean, The Big Mountain Scientist [Part 2]
Episode #7: Andrew McLean, The Big Mountain Scientist [Part 1]
Episode #6: Alta Ski Area – Skiing First, COVID, Canyon Traffic, & Possible Mt. Baldy Tram
Episode #5: Renaming Squaw Valley, CA & Squaw Alpine’s 2020/21 COVID Strategy
Episode #4: What’s The #1 Tool Available To Skiers & Riders in Avalanche Terrain?
Episode #3: Why Do Skiers Tear Their ACLs So Frequently?
Episode #2: Are Ski Resorts Safe To Visit During COVID-19?
Episode #1: Why Is The Colorado Backcountry the Deadliest in the USA?
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