Presenter: Erich Peitzsch

Erich will summarize research on avalanches and climate in this presentation. He will discuss studies on past and current avalanche patterns and trends and what future projections indicate for climate impacts on avalanche frequency and magnitude.

Erich Peitzsch is a Research Physical Scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey in West Glacier, Montana. He has worked as a ski patroller, backcountry and highway avalanche forecaster, and avalanche educator. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana studying wet snow and avalanches and climate.