Slide: The Avalanche Podcast
TBD: Surely the suspense is killing you right?
S1:E16
Moving from desire to reality in 5 steps
S1:E15
Reality and Desire
Part three of the series on de-biasing strategy and tactics with some special story time to boot
S1:E14
Pizza, Beer, and Systemic Decision Grease
De-biasing techniques part deux and a tale of woe for James, Wallace, Manfred, Robert, and Samuel
S1:E13
Reflection and Action
Featuring the Dukes of Hazard and various outlaws engaged in cognitive pre-biasing strategies - with delicious bunnies in a red wine, shallot, garlic sauce.
S1:E12
Pre-Bias and Delicious Bunnies
The influence of skier compaction on snowpack stability, backcountry leadership, and story time from the land of meat, fire, and big couloirs.
S1:E11
Okonomiyaki
Backcountry skiing as a process and our skills, knowledge, and behavior as elements of a system - and what can go wrong when the elements of process and system are weak or absent.
S1:E10
Systemic Failure
A tale of reassessment, exposure, and feedback.
S1:E9
Enkidu, Gilgamesh, and Doug-san
A short episode that takes the principles of operational teamwork, trims 'em up, and targets recreational skiers with the new product.
S1:E8
Backcountry Teamwork
Managing deep persistent slab problems, the final installment of situational awareness, the Dunning-Kruger effect, and special story time
S1:E7
Metacognition and Twits
S1:E6
Change of Venue
A micro-rant on the state of the snowpack, part two of situational awareness, and special story time
S1:E5
Ramping Up
A micro-rant on avalanche education, the first installment of a situational awareness primer, and special story time
S1:E4
Scary Stories
How the narrative fallacy makes it easier for us to believe things that maybe just ain't so and special story time
S1:E3
There's No Place Like Home
Analysis and opinions on avalanche airbag packs plus special story time
S1:E2
More Funk Less Bunk
In this episode I resume our themes from episode one by suggesting specific tactics for effective speech and mitigating confirmation bias.
S1:E1
The Bunk of Silence
In this episode we dole out some early season safety tips and I micro-rant on preparation for avalanche rescue and using radios in the backcountry. A lengthy stump on communication as a critical safety capability is the feature presentation, and the Brain Trap segment begins a discussion of motivated cognition and confirmation bias.
Tips and Tricks for the Last Few Meters of a Beacon Search
The Three Circle Method: A Standardized Approach for Avalanche Professionals
The 3-Circle Search Method Video
Avalanche Airbag Effectiveness - Something Closer to the Truth
Introduction
An introduction to the Podcast describing its content, style, and structure