Tune in for a great evening of live storytelling from ISSW 2026.  Sara and Dom brought the Slabs 'n Sluff vibe to the Whistler audience and were joined by an amazing crew 8 of professionals from the snow and avalanche community.  The theme of ISSW is “A Merging of Theory and Practice” so we let our storytellers loose with a request to “tell us a 5-7min story of a time when theory met practice in your career.”


The stories:

Erich Peitzsch - “Mistakes were made but we continued learning…Right?!”

Erin Talor - “When practice precedes their: turning an unexpected situation into a learning opportunity”

Chris Kaipio - “The memory factor and risk taking.”

Helene Steiner - “Retreat!”

Jordy Shepherd - “To heliski or not to heliski: managing a significant buried persistent weak layer while running a relatively new heli-ski operation.”

Eeva Latosua - “There must be a rule for this.”

Drew Hardesty - “Backcountry avalanche forecasting: from theory to practice.”

Penny Goddard - “When theory doesn’t explain practice.”



Thanks to the sponsors of the show.

Slabs 'n Sluffs Season Sponsor: 

⁠Raide⁠, ⁠Safeback⁠


Legacy Sponsors:

Darren Johnson Avalanche Education Memorial Fund

Drone Amplified’s Montis

The Guide Network


Partner Sponsors:

Austin Powder

Peak Visor

onX Backcountry


Music: Ketsa

Artwork: Mike Tea 

Production: Caleb Merrill, Angie Lake

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