Measuring Risk: Learning how to explore the backcountry with the Patrol Fund
Daily Inter Lake reporter Jack Underhill skis in the backcountry near Whitefish Mountain Resort during the Patrol Fund's avalanche training seminar Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish Mountain Resort ski patroller Addie Elm skis in the backcountry during the Patrol Fund's avalanche training seminar Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish Mountain Resort ski patroller Addie Elm discusses safe backcountry travel during the Patrol Fund's avalanche training seminar Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Daily Inter Lake reporter Jack Underhill skis in the backcountry near Whitefish Mountain Resort during the Patrol Fund's avalanche training seminar Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish Mountain Resort ski patroller Addie Elm skis in the backcountry during the Patrol Fund's avalanche training seminar Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish Mountain Resort ski patroller Addie Elm helps instruct a Patrol Fund avalanche training seminar Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
A beacon check is conducted before a group of skiers and snowboarders head into the backcountry near Whitefish Mountain Resort during the Patrol Fund's avalanche training seminar Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
A beacon check is conducted before a group of skiers and snowboarders head into the backcountry near Whitefish Mountain Resort during the Patrol Fund's avalanche training seminar Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish Mountain Resort Ski Patroller Addie Elm and avalanche instructor Burket Kniveton conduct a snowpack test during an avalanche training seminar on Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish Mountain Resort ski patroller Addie Elm digs a snowpack test pit during an avalanche training seminar Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
A snow saw is used to create a snowpack test pit during an avalanche training seminar at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Avalanche instructor Burket Kniveton uses coffee to see weak layers in snowpack during an avalanche training seminar on Jan. 11 2025 (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Avalanche instructor Burket Kniveton uses coffee to see weak layers in snowpack during an avalanche training seminar on Jan. 11 2025 (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Instructor Burket Kniveton inspects column of snow during an avalanche training seminar on Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish Mountain Resort ski patroller Addie Elm and avalanche instructor Burket Kniveton explain how to conduct a snowpack test during a avalanche training seminar on Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Towering snow-laden trees engulf me after hopping off the Flower Point chairlift and into out-of-bounds terrain.
Eager to embark on my first journey through the backcountry, a tinge of nervousness lingers knowing that the land is unpatrolled.
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