Event Details
Backcountry Weather, Streamflow, and Snowpack Forecasting Masterclass: Learn how to use models, public datasets, methods, frameworks, and step-by-step processes to build your own customized environmental forecasts for trip and route planning.
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Event Program
Module 1
Livestream – Backcountry Weather, Streamflow, and Snowpack Forecasting (February 4, 2026 @ 12 PM US MT)
Presenter
Ryan Jordan
Ryan Jordan is the owner/founder of Backpacking Light, engineering Ph.D., and the lead designer/developer behind Backpacking Light TRIPS - the backcountry route and intelligence planning system - a software platform for backcountry trip planning the integrates route, terrain, physiology, and environment for trip planning. In this webinar, Ryan will discuss weather, streamflow, and snowpack forecasting models used for trip planning.