Snow Hydrology (SNOW & AVALANCHES) with Ned Bair

Published: Jan. 15, 2019, 7:20 a.m.

b"It's tiny! It's beautiful! It's cold! It can kill you. Snow and avalanche expert Dr. Ned Bair meets up on a bench during a layover to chat about the beauty of snowflakes, the best ammo for snowball fights, firing cannons at mountainsides, avalanche flam-flam, the dangers of snow patrolling, a lifesaving goat-antelope, the best and worst ski movies and a mentor that changed his life. Also: bomb cyclones and some tips on excavating your car. Or just staying inside.\\n\\nMore on Dr. Ned Bair's work\\n\\nThis week's donation was made to ESAvalanche.org\\n\\nSponsor links: www.kiwico.com/ologies, www.thegreatcourses.com/ologies, www.linkedin.com/ologies\\n\\nMore links at www.alieward.com/ologies/snowhydrology\\n\\nBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month:\\xa0www.Patreon.com/ologies\\n\\nOlogiesMerch.com\\xa0has hats, shirts, pins, totes!\\n\\nFollow @Ologies on\\xa0Twitter\\xa0or\\xa0Instagram\\n\\nFollow @AlieWard on\\xa0Twitter\\xa0or\\xa0Instagram\\n\\nSound editing by\\xa0Steven Ray Morris\\xa0& Jarret Sleeper\\n\\nTheme song by Nick Thorburn\\n\\nSupport the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies"