Welcome Gabrielle Antonioli, the PAC’s new full time director!

Gabrielle brings a wealth of avalanche forecasting and mountain travel experience.  She grew up in the mountains of Montana, worked with the Boise State University CryoGARS snow and ice research group and has guided and educated across the mountains of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.  She was previously a lead forecaster at the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center and on the Going-to-the-Sun Road forecasting team. Teton Gravity Research made a great short video highlighting her recent work. And Backcountry Magazine described her journey into avalanche science.

Gabrielle is looking forward to working with the great team already in place at the Payette and joining another community that loves being outside in the snow, whether on a sled or a pair of skis.

Gabrielle will join our established avalanche specialists George Halcomb and Kevin Studley in performing field work, while also providing oversight into the avalanche center’s operations. The growth of our team will improve forecast frequency, accuracy, and range.

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Are you good at planning events? Or is fundraising more your style? Consider joining The FPAC board.
FPAC is looking for for two folks passionate about our mission to join our board. One position will focus on planning and executing FPAC events, the other on reaching our fundraising goals. the links will take you to detailed descriptions of these opportunities. We hope to fill these positions this fall. Tell us about yourself at this recruitment link!

Participate in a Research Project Seeking to Address Risk in Avalanche Terrain

For years, the avalanche community has worked to understand and address the human factors that influence decision-making in the backcountry. With decades of research as their foundation, Sara Boilen and Ian McCammon are developing an open-source tool to help individuals mitigate risk in avalanche terrain. The project’s first stage involves interviewing backcountry recreationalists who have been traveling in avalanche terrain for at least one season. All participants will be entered to win amazing raffle prizes (from Jones Snowboards, BCA, and more!). If you’re curious about being involved, please take 1-2 minutes to fill out our basic initial survey!

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES- We offer basic sponsorships for cash or donated items that get your business listed on our website and featured throughout the season on our social media posts as well as a limited number of daily sponsorships that feature a listing, link, and exposure on the daily advisory, email, and in our social media posts.   If you would like to find out which option is best for your business and want to help support avalanche forecasting in the West Central Mountains for the 24/25 season, contact [email protected] for more information.  It’s a great way to get exposure for your company with our audience. All donations are tax deductible, the Friends are a registered 501(c)3 entity.
Sponsor Levels
Trailer sponsor-$2000 (cash only)
Daily Advisory Sponsor-$1250 (cash or donated goods)
Other corporate and individual donors will be featured on our Sponsor’s page
 

SUPPORT THE PAC – Your continued support is essential to keeping the PAC up and running. Find out about our new membership program and other ways to support local avalanche forecasting by reaching out to [email protected], or click the Donate button at the top of the page. Your contribution helps the PAC provide you with the info you need to be safe in the mountains.

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