Scott Savage
Scott is the Director at the Forest Service Sawtooth Avalanche Center in Ketchum, ID. where he has worked since 2012. After completing degrees in Chemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Colorado, Scott spent most of the 1990’s and 2000’s as a ski patroller, avalanche forecaster, and snow safety director at Big Sky Resort in Montana. While recovering from a series of knee surgeries from 2008-11, he focused on studying his and other avalanche professionals’ experiences, mistakes, and decision-making. Scott has presented at several ISSW’s, contributes regularly to The Avalanche Review, and is a frequent speaker at regional avalanche awareness events and professional development seminars. Scott and other avalanche professionals formed Avalanche Worker Safety, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing workplace accidents involving avalanche workers in North America. Scott is an Advisor to the American Avalanche Association and resides in Hailey, ID with his wife and son.