About

Kevin is a born and raised Alaskan. He got hooked on skiing the Chugach backcountry in the early 1990s. Educated at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, he mentored under the avalanche program at Alyeska Resort before joining the CNFAIC in 2010. His maritime snow experience includes 10 winters of professional avalanche work around Girdwood. High altitude and continental snow experience includes over 25 climbing trips (and a cumulative year of his life) in the Alaska Range. He has skied in Washington, Utah, Wyoming, Alaska, Argentina, and New Zealand. Kevin spends summers as a Mountaineering Ranger doing high altitude search and rescue work in Denali National Park. Extras - Avalanche level 3, 105mm howitzer gunner, EMT, professional member of the American Avalanche Association.
Email: kevin (at) chugachavalanche (dot) org

John has spent the last 10 years working as an avalanche professional in the intermountain west. Most recently he was teaching avalanche courses for the American Avalanche Institute in the Tetons, Wasatch and Southwest Montana. Prior to that Fitz worked as a ski guide on Teton Pass, a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) winter and avalanche course instructor, and a cat skiing guide. In addition to his various jobs in the field John headed up the NOLS winter program for four years and was the Snow Safety Director for Togwotee Mt Lodge Snowcat Guides in western Wyoming. He has spent multiple seasons exploring both the Western and Eastern Chugach on skis over the past 15 years. In the summer months Fitz works as a fishing guide in Northwestern Wyoming. Avalanche Level 3, Wilderness First Responder and Professional Member of the AAA.
Email: fitz (at) chugachavalanche (dot) org