about Dynamic avalanche consulting

Alan has been a professional engineer with diverse consulting experience since 1993 and has worked in the avalanche industry since 1998. He is a registered Professional Engineer in both British Columbia and Idaho. He holds a BASc in Geological Engineering from the University of British Columbia and an MSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Calgary. Alan has extensive experience in planning and operational avalanche projects in the transportation, mining, hydroelectric, and land development industries. He has worked on avalanche projects in Canada, the USA, Argentina, Chile and New Zealand. He brings experience in highway avalanche safety, regional avalanche forecasting, and avalanche research. Alan is a Principal Consultant based out of our Revelstoke, BC office.

Kevin has worked in the avalanche consulting field since 2003. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the University of British Columbia. Kevin works on numerous projects involving avalanche planning and operational (avalanche forecasting and control) work. He is a leading specialist in managing and implementing active avalanche safety programs and has worked on avalanche projects in Canada, the USA, Japan and Chile. He has worked for a variety of sectors including mining, energy, government, ski resorts, transportation, and forestry. Kevin is a Principal Consultant based out of our Whistler, BC office.

Chris began his career in 2003 in ski resort operations and has been with Dynamic Avalanche Consulting since 2011. His practice focuses on avalanche hazard mapping, risk assessment and avalanche engineering projects as well as implementing avalanche safety programs for mining, energy, forestry, and transportation sectors. He has worked on operational avalanche safety programs in North America and consulted on projects internationally. He holds a diploma in Geomatics Engineering and is the Chair of the Explosives Advisory Committee of the Canadian Avalanche Association. Chris is a Principal Consultant based out of our Revelstoke, BC office.

Dan was born and raised in Canmore, AB, to parents who also worked in the avalanche industry. With a BASc in Geological Engineering from the University of British Columbia, he has previously held positions as a geotechnical engineer on various mining, power, and construction projects worldwide. Since joining Dynamic Avalanche Consulting in 2018, Dan has gained operational and engineering related avalanche experience for projects in Canada, the USA, Japan, Argentina and New Zealand. He is also a certified ski guide with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Dan is based out of our Revelstoke, BC office.

Mike joined Dynamic in 2021 and has worked in avalanche safety since 2012. Mike’s experience spans several sectors including ski resort, transportation, industrial and backcountry operations, mountain rescue in Western Canada, and international consulting and engineering projects. He holds a master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Bristol, UK, a bachelor’s in Geographic Information Systems from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and is a certified ski guide with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Mike is based out of our Revelstoke, BC office.

Elaine has been with our company since the beginning, in 2011. She brings with her a broad range of experience in business management, HR, office administration, research, analytics, and client services, while also holding a BA in Social Science from the University of Victoria. Elaine is an outdoor enthusiast and community volunteer. She continues to grow along with our company while providing premium support for our offices, staff and associates. Elaine is based out of our Revelstoke, BC office.

Jami has been involved in the ski and avalanche industry since moving to Canada from the USA in 2001. Logistics are her forte, and making it happen is what she enjoys most. Her achievements are helpful when it comes to supporting our team and clients. She completed her Commercial Helicopters Pilots License in 2007. During her time at the Canadian Avalanche Association as Industrial Training Program Logistics, she accomplished her Avalanche Operations Level 1, Intro to Weather, Avalanche Search and Rescue Advanced Skills, and Avalanche Operations Level 2 – Module 1. Working for herself, she has attained skills in finance and administration as they are always part of seeing the bigger picture. Jami loves to ski tour and rock climb in her spare time while helping to hold down the fort in Revelstoke, BC.

Dan grew up skiing and climbing in the Pacific Northwest. His passion for all things snow and avalanche related has led to professional avalanche work across several sectors including education, public safety, ski areas and most recently industrial projects. Dan began ski patrolling at Copper Mountain, Colorado in 2005. He then moved to Washington State and served as a patroller, avalanche dog handler, and forecaster at Stevens Pass Mountain Resort for 15 years. During that time Dan also worked for 6 seasons as a climbing ranger for the National Park Service on Mount Rainier and in North Cascades National Park and as an avalanche technician for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Dan resides in Leavenworth, WA where he works as an operational forecaster and is pursuing a BSc in Civil Engineering.

Jeff has worked as an avalanche practitioner since 1997. His diverse background includes operational avalanche risk management in the sectors of forestry, mining, energy, and outdoor recreation. He has experience performing avalanche risk assessments, avalanche hazard mapping, and avalanche safety planning and policy development for industry and government agencies. Jeff holds a technical diploma in Recreation, Fish, and Wildlife Management from Selkirk College. Based in the East Kootenay area of southern BC, Jeff manages our Kimberley office.

Dr. Jordy Hendrikx has been in the industry since 2001 as an avalanche consultant across North America, Europe, Antarctica, and New Zealand. He holds a PhD in avalanche research and a NZ Level II Professional Avalanche Operations qualification. His consulting expertise includes risk analysis, avalanche assessments, forecasting, snow modelling, terrain mapping, and climate change evaluations. He has served as an expert witness and assisted in snow-related arbitration cases. Jordy has worked as a Snow and Ice Scientist at the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research in Christchurch, NZ, and as a researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research in Davos. He is Acting Chief Executive, Antarctica New Zealand & Professor Snow Science (Professor II - Adjunct), UiT - The Arctic University of Norway.

Penny Goddard is an IFMGA Mountain Guide, avalanche forecaster and an accomplished mountaineer. Penny has been in the industry since 1999 and her experience includes ski patrolling and forecasting for ski areas in New Zealand, the USA and Canada, forecasting for the Milford Road, Avalanche Canada and a heliskiing operation. She has run several avalanche programs including Fiordland National Park in New Zealand, and has worked on numerous industrial projects in BC as a lead forecaster and project manager. Penny is the author of the book 'Avalanche Awareness in the New Zealand Backcountry' and two published avalanche research papers.

Corin has worked with Dynamic since 2020 on projects across southern BC. An ACMG Ski Guide by training, Corin previously worked as a ski guide for backcountry lodges and as a lead guide for heli-ski operations in BC since 2010, and started his career as a ski patrol at Castle Mountain, AB and Fernie Alpine Resort, BC. In addition to his ski guide certification, Corin holds an Avalanche Operations Level 3 – Applied Avalanche Risk Management certificate and a certificate in Adventure Tourism from the College of the Rockies.

Nadine is an avalanche professional and a registered professional forester in British Columbia. She started her avalanche career as a snowmobile guide in 2009 and then integrated into industrial avalanche planning and forecasting for forestry operations. Working with Dynamic Avalanche Consulting has opened opportunities to work with other professional practitioners and expand her skillset into mining and other unique industrial operations. When not working for Dynamic Avalanche Consulting, she is snowmobile guiding and getting a mix of field time and reporting where needed. She also runs her own firm doing wildfire and forestry consulting.

Tony started his career as an avalanche technician in the late 1980s. He then began avalanche forecasting in the ski industry in 1993, developing his skills as an avalanche professional. He now has over 35 years of avalanche forecasting and hazard mitigation experience. While his favourite part of being an avalanche professional is the field work, Tony has developed Avalanche Safety Plans, performed Avalanche Risk Assessments and been employed as a subject matter expert developing training curricula. He is also an active Canadian Avalanche Association committee member and professional working group participant. Tony joined the DAC team in 2022.

Dan is a backcountry ski guide and avalanche professional based in the Kootenay Region of BC. Certified as a Ski Guide with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, Dan has a diverse background in both guiding and avalanche forecasting. His experience includes working in a range of heli-skiing, ski touring, and industrial avalanche programs across Western Canada. Dan has also completed the Canadian Avalanche Association’s Level 3 Certificate in Applied Avalanche Risk Management and has provided avalanche and mountain safety support to the mining, forestry, and tourism sectors.

Yuri started work in the avalanche industry in 2012 as a ski patroller near Canmore, AB. He had 10 years of experience as an avalanche technician at various ski resorts before joining the Dynamic team in 2022. He holds a bachelor of applied Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership from Mount Royal University in Calgary, AB, and is an advanced drone pilot under Transport Canada's RPAS regulations. He has extensive experience conducting avalanche risk assessments, avalanche hazard mapping, operational forecasting, and avalanche control using various deployment methods. Yuri is based in the East Kootenay area of Southern BC as a lead technician.

Nicole joined the Dynamic team in 2020, and started in the industry as a professional ski patroller and avalanche forecaster in 2002. She holds a Bachelor of Honours in Environmental Science from the University of British Columbia and a Master’s in Resource and Environmental Management with a planning endorsement from Simon Fraser University. As an avalanche professional, environmental consultant, and professional biologist, she has worked in a variety of sectors including mining, forestry, government and ski area management. She has experience in avalanche risk assessments, avalanche hazard mapping, avalanche safety planning, ski area operational forecasting, and avalanche control operations. Nicole is based out of our Whistler, BC office.

Jesse is an avalanche professional who has been active since 1993 and joined Dynamic in 2011. His extensive background in avalanche training includes collaborations with Parks Canada, Avalanche Canada, Search and Rescue, and the Canadian Air Force. He has developed and supervised avalanche safety and explosive control programs for various projects spanning the mining, energy, forestry, recreation, and transportation sectors. Jesse has been a member of the Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) Board of Directors since 2019 and has served on the Explosive Advisory Committee since 2009.

Tim has been a ski patroller and snow safety technician since the early 2000’s, sharing time between Banff and NZ in his early career and then based in Whistler since 2011. He is the senior avalanche forecaster on Whistler Mountain and has been in the forecasting role there for the last 7 seasons. Tim and his dog Captain are a validated CARDA team. In their spare time they enjoy skiing, mountain biking and trail building for their community.