TRUCKEE, Calif. — The Sierra Avalanche Center has hired local avalanche professional Wendolyn Antibus as the organization’s education manager. Antibus brings significant experience in ski patrolling and avalanche forecasting at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe Ski Area. While evaluating avalanche forecasting within the ski patrol operations, she developed a study examining patrol forecast accuracy in predicting avalanche problem type and sensitivity. Antibus went on to present this research at the International Snow Science Workshop in Tromsø, Norway, in 2024 and at regional snow and avalanche workshops in the U.S.
“The Sierra Avalanche Center is fortunate to have someone with Wendy’s avalanche science and education experience and passion for sharing that expertise with the greater Lake Tahoe community, leading the organization’s education efforts,” said Executive Director David Reichel.
Antibus is a course director delivering professional avalanche courses for the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE). In this role, she has facilitated required Pro 1 courses and Instructor Training Courses since 2022, providing valuable coaching and mentoring to snow and avalanche professionals. She is also a contributor to the American Avalanche Association’s The Avalanche Review publication. Additionally, Wendy instructs recreational avalanche classes around Tahoe.
“I am excited about this new role and look forward to supporting the Sierra Avalanche Center’s education efforts,” said Wendy Antibus.
The Sierra Avalanche Center provides daily avalanche forecasts all winter long, and also provides free motorized avalanche classes and free avalanche awareness presentations throughout the greater Lake Tahoe region. The nonprofit also offers avalanche education scholarships and avalanche awareness resources to the backcountry community.
The Sierra Avalanche Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that partners with the U.S. Forest Service to fund daily avalanche advisories and avalanche education programs in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Learn more or donate to SAC at www.sierraavalanchecenter.org.