Dave Garcia on Having and Having Not Loads of Info

About this episode

Dave Garcia discusses the challenges and rewards of skiing in Moab, Utah, and the differences in avalanche forecasting compared to the Wasatch.

If you were looking to move somewhere because you love to ski, Moab, Utah likely wouldn't be anywhere near the top of that list. Dave Garcia loves to ski. It's why he came to Utah in 2002. He spent 12 seasons skiing the Wasatch, then he moved to Moab, and not for the snow. But the thing is, there's actually some pretty good skiing in the mountains that loom over the deserts of southeastern Utah—if you know how to manage the hazards. These days, Garcia forecasts for Avalanche Center office in Moab, and he joins us to talk about the challenges, and the rewards of moving from a resource- and input-rich environment to one where the info is sparse and terrain is immense and remote.

People in this episode

Guest: Dave Garcia

Topics covered

• skiing
• avalanche forecasting
• hazard management
• Utah
• outdoor recreation

Keywords

• skiing
• Moab
• avalanche
• forecasting
• Utah
• hazards
• outdoor
• recreation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Avalanche Center

Places: Moab, Utah, Wasatch, southeastern Utah

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