NWAC Snow School Intern

The Mt. Baker Snow School internship opportunity with Western Washington University and the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) allows students to help educate middle schoolers in the Skagit and Whatcom school districts on snow science. Every Friday in March, I supported snow professionals and biologists by teaching kids about snowpack analysis, snow algae sampling, snow water equivalency, snow crystal observations, etc. The internship is also coupled with NWAC program outreach to help educate the public on recreating outside responsibly. The program outreach was two weekend days in March that consisted of setting up an NWAC tent and reaching out to backcountry recreationists on the hazards of avalanches and how to find the daily avalanche forecasts.