Catching up with Craig Gordon

About this episode

Nick McEachern interviews Utah Avalanche Center Forecaster Craig Gordon about his background and the current snowpack conditions.

Send a text On today's episode, I'm joined by Utah Avalanche Center Forecaster Craig Gordon. As one of the more recognizable people in Utah's backcountry scene, I've been looking forward to chatting with Craig ever since I started the podcast. We'll talk about Craig's backstory and how he came to be an avy forecaster before a discussion on our current snowpack. You can stop by Ecker Middle School next Tuesday, February 11th at 6:30pm for a more in depth State of the Snowpack conversation with...

People in this episode

Host: Nick McEachern

Guest: Craig Gordon

Topics covered

• avalanche forecasting
• snowpack
• backcountry skiing
• Utah outdoors
• winter sports

Keywords

• avalanche
• snowpack
• Utah
• backcountry
• Craig Gordon
• winter sports
• forecasting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Utah Avalanche Center

Places: Utah, Ecker Middle School

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