To all those saying what a great job, it's not that difficult to get into. Take some avy classes, join a ski patrol in the right place and work your way up the ladder. That said the not so cool aspect is how dangerous and unpredictable it is. In the backcountry even very experienced people die on a semi regular basis, if you're doing it every day... well... you know.
People thought his job was to prevent avalanches?? How are avalanches "prevented?" I completed the U.S. National Avalanche School course and I've never heard of preventing avalanches. Also, avalanches are not controlled, that is a misnomer. They are artificially released when everyone is removed from the path and the run out zone. They are intentionally triggered after analyzing the pack, which involves digging down into it.
@@Lou_NZ_ The science of avalanches. When you take avalanche training, this information is given to you. Why do you question this? Do you have any avalanche training and experience?
@@Lou_NZ_ I attended the National Avalanche School, a 40 hour classroom course in 1985. The field course for this school was taken in February, 1986. What I related was what all the instructors at the school related to us. The field session was taught by Norm Wilson, one of the leading avalanche experts of the time. I also worked with Art Mears, the leading authority in evaluating hazard and mitigation for structures in the U.S. Sure, ski areas will throw explosives at slopes to see if they slide. The often do not use pit evaluations at all. When a slide is released it is while no one is on the slopes, prior to skiers being allowed to be there. There are slides released, they are not and cannot be "prevented," if snow is going to slide, it is going to slide. By artificially releasing them on a frequent basis the slides may be less voluminous, so in a couple of weeks of heavy snowfall as slope might be released 14 times, but each time they slide an avalanche occurs, this does not prevent the avalanche. The resort is developed around where slides occur, the location of base facilities, lift towers and stations, etc. are placed outside runs and runout zones. This, like the artificial releases, are called "avalanche mitigation" not control. Control is used by many to label mitigation and sometimes prevention, but these two words are misnomers. Some ski areas do very aggressive mitigation, but paths may still release on their own. Take Alpine Meadows in the Lake Tahoe area for example. Remember the slides of fall 1982 when Anna Conrad was trapped in the remains of a building for 5 days prior to rescue? She is married now, with a different last name and lives in the same town I do. I've met her and her husband many times in the 31 years I've lived where I live. She works for Mammoth Mountain Ski Area and is head of the ski host program. I have several friends who work or have worked for her. I was in training for a ammunition loader for this ski area. I had to drop out due to the heavy demands of my regular job with the U.S. Forest Service, the agency that sent me to the national school. I was in charge of the nordic ski program and thus took the "backcountry" portion of the national school. I worked in the field about 60% plus of my work hours over a year. I was out in the backcountry, camping overnight at times, doing patrols. I had to cross some large avalanche paths as a result, paths that the public also cross country skied to access large areas of National Forest land. I worked in all weather conditions at elevations from 6,500 to 11,000 feet. I worked in the eastern Sierra on two different national forests during the last 18 years of my career. I administered one cat ski and one heli-ski special use permit. I administered the special use permit for a nordic ski area on the Mammoth Ranger District, Inyo National Forest. Deep snowpacks, even those that are bombed and groomed frequently can still slide due to metemorphsis in the various layers that form subsequent to long term mitigation. The changes in older snow occur mostly to differences in temperatures and the resulting differences in vapor pressure in the pack. There is no way to know what the pack is doing down deep without digging pits. I've dug many pits on the job to evaluate the danger of avalanches to the public.
@@Lou_NZ_ I will use your own words "Releasing the slope will immensely reduce likelihood of avalanche hazard." Releasing a slope results in an avalanche, therefore avalanches have not been "prevented" or "controlled." Yes, the hazard has been reduced, we all know that, but it hasn't been eliminated. Also note your use of the word "reduce." Slides can still occur after this is accomplished. I had to work with landowners who owned homes on private land inholdings within the National Forest boundary. They expected us to "control and prevent" avalanches that could destroy their homes, resulting from avalanche paths that originated on national forest lands above their property. I had to use the right vocabulary and present a slide show showing them what mitigation involved. They thought we could shoot artillery at the slopes when small amounts of snow fell, such as doing it every time 4" of new snow fell. I had to explain to them that wasn't possible and doesn't work that way. The terms "prevention and control" create these types of misunderstandings among people with very little familiarity with snowpacks or natural processes.
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It's one of the most attractive jobs I've ever seen
So what do you do for a living?
This guy: “I go skiing, get free helicopter rides and blow stuff up.”
Blowing snow 😬
So this guy found a way to get companies to pay him to ski in powder. I’m jelly...
To all those saying what a great job, it's not that difficult to get into. Take some avy classes, join a ski patrol in the right place and work your way up the ladder. That said the not so cool aspect is how dangerous and unpredictable it is. In the backcountry even very experienced people die on a semi regular basis, if you're doing it every day... well... you know.
I haven’t heard a video like that since the moon landing
This is my dream job
At 6 36 two would have doubled the result. Awesome.
"...All of the sudden you release this mass of potential energy..."
still waiting for the second part
I'd rather hear the power of the avalanche than some wimpy music!
why are all the comments saying he is dead when he is alive?
Yeah, he is alive as everyone can check here: mpora.com/multi-sport/kevin-fogolin-interview-snow/
Major corporations pay me to make bombs, create avalanches, go skiing, and ride in helicopters.
Fuckn Heros man THANK U!!! One live from the mountains of B.C
I wonder how many professional avalanche consultants die in avalanches every year....
Not that many
People thought his job was to prevent avalanches?? How are avalanches "prevented?" I completed the U.S. National Avalanche School course and I've never heard of preventing avalanches. Also, avalanches are not controlled, that is a misnomer. They are artificially released when everyone is removed from the path and the run out zone. They are intentionally triggered after analyzing the pack, which involves digging down into it.
@@Lou_NZ_ The science of avalanches. When you take avalanche training, this information is given to you. Why do you question this? Do you have any avalanche training and experience?
@@Lou_NZ_ I attended the National Avalanche School, a 40 hour classroom course in 1985. The field course for this school was taken in February, 1986. What I related was what all the instructors at the school related to us. The field session was taught by Norm Wilson, one of the leading avalanche experts of the time. I also worked with Art Mears, the leading authority in evaluating hazard and mitigation for structures in the U.S.
Sure, ski areas will throw explosives at slopes to see if they slide. The often do not use pit evaluations at all. When a slide is released it is while no one is on the slopes, prior to skiers being allowed to be there. There are slides released, they are not and cannot be "prevented," if snow is going to slide, it is going to slide. By artificially releasing them on a frequent basis the slides may be less voluminous, so in a couple of weeks of heavy snowfall as slope might be released 14 times, but each time they slide an avalanche occurs, this does not prevent the avalanche. The resort is developed around where slides occur, the location of base facilities, lift towers and stations, etc. are placed outside runs and runout zones. This, like the artificial releases, are called "avalanche mitigation" not control. Control is used by many to label mitigation and sometimes prevention, but these two words are misnomers.
Some ski areas do very aggressive mitigation, but paths may still release on their own. Take Alpine Meadows in the Lake Tahoe area for example. Remember the slides of fall 1982 when Anna Conrad was trapped in the remains of a building for 5 days prior to rescue? She is married now, with a different last name and lives in the same town I do. I've met her and her husband many times in the 31 years I've lived where I live. She works for Mammoth Mountain Ski Area and is head of the ski host program. I have several friends who work or have worked for her.
I was in training for a ammunition loader for this ski area. I had to drop out due to the heavy demands of my regular job with the U.S. Forest Service, the agency that sent me to the national school. I was in charge of the nordic ski program and thus took the "backcountry" portion of the national school. I worked in the field about 60% plus of my work hours over a year. I was out in the backcountry, camping overnight at times, doing patrols. I had to cross some large avalanche paths as a result, paths that the public also cross country skied to access large areas of National Forest land. I worked in all weather conditions at elevations from 6,500 to 11,000 feet. I worked in the eastern Sierra on two different national forests during the last 18 years of my career. I administered one cat ski and one heli-ski special use permit. I administered the special use permit for a nordic ski area on the Mammoth Ranger District, Inyo National Forest.
Deep snowpacks, even those that are bombed and groomed frequently can still slide due to metemorphsis in the various layers that form subsequent to long term mitigation. The changes in older snow occur mostly to differences in temperatures and the resulting differences in vapor pressure in the pack. There is no way to know what the pack is doing down deep without digging pits. I've dug many pits on the job to evaluate the danger of avalanches to the public.
@@Lou_NZ_ I will use your own words "Releasing the slope will immensely reduce likelihood of avalanche hazard." Releasing a slope results in an avalanche, therefore avalanches have not been "prevented" or "controlled." Yes, the hazard has been reduced, we all know that, but it hasn't been eliminated. Also note your use of the word "reduce." Slides can still occur after this is accomplished.
I had to work with landowners who owned homes on private land inholdings within the National Forest boundary. They expected us to "control and prevent" avalanches that could destroy their homes, resulting from avalanche paths that originated on national forest lands above their property. I had to use the right vocabulary and present a slide show showing them what mitigation involved. They thought we could shoot artillery at the slopes when small amounts of snow fell, such as doing it every time 4" of new snow fell. I had to explain to them that wasn't possible and doesn't work that way. The terms "prevention and control" create these types of misunderstandings among people with very little familiarity with snowpacks or natural processes.
@@Lou_NZ_ I will look past the personal insults. Where do you do your avalanche work, what ski area?
rip
What happens to that plastic from explosive bags ? Better not get left on the mountains.
there isnt any bag left after that blows up lmao
it becomes deer food. Have you ever seen the George carlin episode of why the earth made humans, because it wanted plastic... th-cam.com/video/7W33HRc1A6c/w-d-xo.html
Humans cannot hurt the planet. We need it, it doesn't need us. We can have nuclear winter, all humans die, but over time all life will adapt and continue.
Satoshi Nakamoto : Go back to school boy !... Carlin was an addicted piss head looking for attention.
Kook
Are you serious? Don't you have any real issues to deal with?
RIP hero
He is still alive…..mpora.com/multi-sport/kevin-fogolin-interview-snow
rip Kevin
R.I.P Kevin.... :*(
Kevin is still alive it was his friend Scott who was killed in a skiing accident in Italy watch the documentary on amazon prome
Atleast he died in his favorite place in the snow... all the best
@@01i_gaming13 ya he did not die
@@01i_gaming13 did you read the article