State Of The Backcountry
Brennan Lagasse
Home Base: West Shore, Lake Tahoe, California
Education
◦B.A. Colgate University, N.Y.
◦M.A. and Two Graduate Credentials, Humboldt State University, CA
◦Ph.D. student in Sustainability Eduction, Prescott College, AZ
◦AIARE Level I and II Avalanche Certifications
◦CPR Certified
◦Wilderness First Responder 2009, Recert 2012, 2015, 2018
◦Trained in Crevasse Rescue and Glacier Travel; Rope Works Training, 2012, 2014, 2015
◦Leave No Trace Certified
Employment
Lead Educator: Ice Axe Impact School
Biocultural Innovator: Regenerate Media
Freelance Writer/Photographer: Ski Industry, Travel, Action Sports, Music, Sustainability
Faculty Member, Sierra Nevada College: Humanities and Social Science Department; Science and Technology Department; Business Department; Club Advisor and Sustainability Professor
Ski Guide: Points North Heli-Adventures; Ice Axe Expeditions; 40 Tribes; NASTC
Social Media
Facebook State of the Backcountry
Ski Training
Extensive Backcountry Skiing and Ski Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA and throughout North America
Several Backcountry Focused Ski Trips Throughout Alaska
Ski Descents on all 7 of the World’s Continents; First Descents on 6 Continents; Guiding on 5 Continents
Guiding on Denali, AK for Mountain Trip, 2010
Assistant to Ice Axe Expeditions and Warren Miller Ent., Antarctica, 2009; Antarctic Ski Guide for Ice Axe Expeditions 2015, 2016, 2017
Preliminary Backcountry Feasibility Study, Points North Heli-Adventures, Chugach Mountains, Alaska, 2011; Alaskan Backcountry Ski Guide 2012-present; Helicopter and Backcountry Ski Guide for Warren Miller Ent., 2015; Backcountry Ski Guide for Finding the Line Film, 2017
International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW) Attendee/Volunteer, Squaw Valley, 2010
Co-guide to 79 degrees north for Ice Axe Expeditions, Arctic Norway (Svalbard), 2013
Member of Exploratory Ski Expedition, Including Feasibility Study for Future Guests, Sisimiut, Greenland, 2014 ; Return Expedition, 2015, 2017
Guiding in Gulmarg, Kashmir Himalaya, 2015
Trained Guides and Guiding for Homewood Snowcat Adventures, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2016
Private Ski Guide, NASTAC, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2016-present
Sailboat and Ski co-guide for Ice Axe Expeditions, Iceland, 2016
Expedition Support Team, Kaktovik, Alaska, 2017
Co-guide, Exploratory Ski Expedition to the Kang Yatze Massif, Indian Himalaya, with a successful first ski descent from 20,084′, June 2017
Exploratory ski descents in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 2018
Ambassador/Athlete:
Flylow, 2016-present
Praxis Skis, 2012-present
Intuition Liners, 2012-present
Hestra, 2016-present
Alpenglow Sports, 2012-present
Winter Wildlands Alliance, 2014-present
Protect Our Winters (POW) Alliance, 2018-present
Julbo USA, 2014-present
Honey Stinger, 2014-present
G3, 2016-present
Presenter:
Conferences: The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (2015; 2016); 11th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability (2015); California Avalanche Workshop (2014); South Lake Tahoe Sustainability Symposium (2009), North Coast Regional Conference and Education Summit (2005; 2007), Wild and Scenic Film Festival (2004)
Slideshows: Chugach, AK (2011 The Backcountry, 2012 Alpenglow Sports); Svalbard (2013, Alpenglow Sports); Greenland (2014, Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema); Kullu Valley, Gulmarg Kashmir, Indian Himalaya (2015, Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema); Iceland (2016, Tahoe Arts Haus & Cinema); Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (2017, Alpenglow Sports; 2018 Mammoth Lakes Adventure Series); Indian Himalaya (2017, Tahoe Arts Haus & Cinema)
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