Zinnia Wilson
What avalanche courses do you teach?
Recreational Avalanche Level 1, Recreational Avalanche Level 2, Professional Avalanche Level 1
What is your favorite snow story?
Dog sledding for 2 winters, my late partner and I lived in a world of snow. Loved putting in new trails, skidding firewood with a snowmobile, and even a forced bivee on Togwotee pass with the dog-teams when we lost the trail in a blizzard.
What was the path that led you to avalanche education?
As a 17-year trail builder, I’ve long taught tree falling, tree climbing, horsemanship and rigging for forest service crews. It felt natural to extend my teaching to the activity and environment I love most: traveling the mountains in winter.
What do you do with your offseason?
Run the Trails and Wilderness program for the Cottonwood Canyons (and beyond).
Courses With AAI
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