Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies

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Our Mission

The Center for Snow & Avalanche Studies enhances the interdisciplinary investigation of the snow system's behavior and role in human/environment relationships by offering resources -- people, information, and facilities -- for field-based research and education.

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The Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies has had the privilege of supporting a number of immensely talented collection of researchers and students in our brief history:

Researchers Hosted and Assisted in Silverton and Senator Beck Basin:

• Dr. Eli Deeb – Cold Regions Research Laboratory (US Army) • Dr. Martyn Clark – National Center for Atmospheric Research • Dr. Tom Painter – Jet Propulsion Lab - CalTech and UCLA • Dr. Hans-Peter Marshall – Boise State University   • Dr. Heidi Steltzer – Fort Lewis College  • Dr. Christine Pielmeier – Inst. for Snow & Avalanche Research SLF, Switz.   • Dr. Jason Neff – University of Colorado, Terrestrial Biogeochemistry Lab   • Dr. Ashley Ballantine – University of Colorado, Geological Sciences   • Dr. Anne Sheehan – University of Colorado, CIRES   • PhD candidate (ABD) Andrew Barrett – National Snow and Ice Data Center   • PhD candidate Corey Lawrence – University of Colorado, under Dr. Neff   • PhD candidate Sara Simonson – Colorado State University   • PhD candidate Janice Brahney – University of Colorado, under Dr. Neff   • MSc Graduate Sarah Castle – University of Colorado, under Dr. Neff   • Senior Nicholas Caselli – Fort Lewis College   • Senior Shane Straddling – Fort Lewis College  

Researchers Assisted At-A-Distance

• US Army Corp of Engineers - Vicksburg, MS • Dr. Nick Pepin – Portsmouth University, U.K.   •  Dr. Nick Rutter – University of Sheffield, U.K.   • PhD candidate Ned Bair – University of California - Santa Barbara   • MSc graduate Kathleen McBride – University of Northern Arizona  

Field Classes & Workshops Hosted and Assisted

• Arizona State University   • Mankato State University   • Texas State University   • Southern Illinois University   • Colorado State University   • University of Colorado – Boulder   • University of Colorado – Colorado Springs   • Prescott College   • Fort Lewis College   • University of Portsmouth, U.K.   • Colorado Rocky Mountain School   • Montrose High School   • Ouray Middle School   • International Snow Science Workshop Field Excursion - 2006   • Snow Characterization Workshop - 2008   • MTNCLIM Field Excursion - 2008  
• Snow Impurities Workshop – June 2010