Field Education & Workshops

CSAS is committed to continuing our tradition of hosting and instructing college and university field camps, technical workshops, and providing K-12 snow science resources. A few of our recent field education & workshops are listed below:

• CSAS Hosts University of Colorado Field Camp
  Dr. Brandon Vogt and Dr. Emily Skop, from the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, returned to Silverton with twelve students in January 2010 for a week-long field class in physical and cultural geography.  Read More
  
  
• CSAS Hosts AIARE Level III Avalanche Professionals Course in March 2009
  
  
• CSAS Hosts Minnesota State University - Mankato Field Camp
  
  
• K-12 Kids Study Mountain Weather at Swamp Angel Study Plot
  
  
• CSAS Hosts Snow Characterization Workshop in Silverton. March 2008
  Thanks to the initiative of Dr. Hans-Peter Marshall and Dr. Martin Schneebeli of the  WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF,  the CSAS was able to host their fantastically successful, hands-on workshop in high-tech snow characterization methods and theory here in Silverton on March 18-20, 2008.  Marshall and Schneebeli discussed and demonstrated methods for snow casting and X-ray tomography,  snow micro-penetrometer measurement and signal analysis, near-infra-red photography and specific surface area characterization methods, and FMCW radar snowcover measurements and signal interpretation; Dr. Chris Hiemstra of Colorado State University also demonsrated the use of the MagnaProbe tool, another snow penetrometer tool used in extensive snowcover surveys throughout the Arctic and other shallow snowpacks.  Photos of the Workshop can be seen on our 2007/2008 Diary page.  All workshop participants agreed that this was a superlative experience and, for our part, we were honored to facilitate and participate. 
  
  
• CSAS Hosts University of Portsmouth Field Camp at Swamp Angel Study Plot in late May 2008
  
  
• CSAS co-hosts, with the University of Colorado 's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, a Snow System Science Workshop
  
  
• Hosted Snow Science Field Camps from Northern Arizona University, Minnesota State University, Southern Illinois University, Colorado State University, and the Colorado Rocky Mountain School
  
  
• Hosted NAU, MN State and CU-Boulder Field Camps
  
  
• Hosted SIU and AZ State Field Camps