Slabs and Sluffs: March in Review

Slabs and Sluffs: March in Review

From The Avalanche Hour Podcast by The Avalanche Hour

April 1, 2026 · 1h 6m

About this episode

Sara Boilen and Dom Baker discuss March's skiing highlights and upcoming events in avalanche science.

Join us for our sixth installment of Slabs ‘n Sluff with your hosts Sara Boilen and Dom Baker! Sara and Dom discuss the joy of powder turns in low hazard terrain, slope tests on small features and the upcoming spring skiing season. They also review recent episodes from March and take a look at what is coming up for April on the Avalanche Hour Podcast. Tune in to hear from the ISSW 2026 organizing committee about everything to look forward to from Whistler next fall. Sara Boilen holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Denver (2011). Professionally, she works with individuals who have had interactions with the justice system often in the spirit of helping to make sense of behavior and context. She has taken her professional interests and merged it with her recreational interests to contribute to the field of avalanche sciences in her free time. She is specifically interested in human-related problems and solutions. Dr. Boilen has presented at seven Snow and Avalanche Workshops and at ISSW in Norway. She has written articles for The Avalanche Review and was a co-author on the recently proposed conceptual framework for human factors in avalanche terrain. She…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sara Boilen, Dom Baker

Topics covered

  • avalanche science
  • spring skiing
  • slope tests
  • powder turns
  • human factors
  • avalanche workshops

Keywords

  • avalanche
  • skiing
  • powder turns
  • slope tests
  • human factors
  • ISSW
  • spring skiing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ISSW, BC Ministry of Transportation

Places: Whistler, Northwest Montana

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