by Jacob Urban | Nov 18, 2023 | Enhance Your Backcountry
We often talk about the assumed or inherent risk of an activity. This is a relatively simple process of judging that can be done from the armchair or the bleachers without ever engaging in the activity. You will often hear folks share their opinions of what is risky...
by Jacob Urban | Sep 24, 2021 | Enhance Your Backcountry
Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don’t. – Pete Seeger I consume no news media. Nothing for the last 3 to 4 years. When I get asked “How do you stay...
by Jacob Urban | Apr 1, 2020 | Enhance Your Backcountry, JHOLI
I have been a professional educator for 30 years. Over the last 25, I have studied the body through the personal practice of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine. During that time I practiced both urban and wilderness protocols in several different mediums ranging from...
by Jacob Urban | Dec 7, 2019 | JHOLI, Snowpack Update
Today we went back out to the Togwotee Pass area in an effort to trend the characteristics of the facet layer that was created during and extended window of high pressure in November. While we expected to get lower test scores than last week, we had no expectations...
by Jacob Urban | Dec 1, 2019 | Enhance Your Backcountry, Snowpack Update
Understanding What’s Under Our Skis & How to Manage the Risks Associated With It As hard as it may be to believe, ski season in the backcountry is not really here yet. What I mean, is while the snow is piling up in the backcountry the early season hazards...