The SnowBrains Podcast

Dr. Kevin Stone - Physician & Orthopedic Surgeon Focused on Repairing and Replacing Meniscus, Articular Cartilage, and Ligaments to Keep People Active

Episode #61

My guest today is Dr. Kevin Stone:

• Dr. Stone is a physician, orthopedic surgeon, clinician, researcher, inventor, and founder of The Stone Clinic and the Stone Research Foundation in San Francisco.
• Dr. Stone’s clinical work has focused on repairing and replacing meniscus, articular cartilage, and ligaments to keep people active. His clinic treats people from around the world who come for biological joint and tissue repair and robotic artificial knee replacement.
• Dr. Stone’s public non-profit foundation, the Stone Research Foundation, focuses on basic science and outcome studies that are mainly concentrated on cures for arthritis and techniques to speed the return of athletes to sports.

Dr. Daniel Swain - Climate Scientist/Meteorologist-Communicator Focused on Extreme Weather Events Like Floods, Droughts, & Wildfires on a Warming Planet

Episode #60

My guest today is Daniel Swain:

• Dr. Daniel Swain is a climate scientist in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles, and holds concurrent appointments as a Research Fellow in the Capacity Center for Climate and Weather Extremes at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
• Daniel studies the changing character, causes, and impacts of extreme weather and climate events on a warming planet–with a particular focus on the physical processes leading to droughts, floods, and wildfires. He holds a Ph.D. in Earth System Science from Stanford University and a B.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of California, Davis.

Mary Kate Buckley - President of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY

Episode #59

My Guest Today is Mary Kate Buckley - President of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming

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Harlan Sheppard - Alaska Heli-Ski Guide for 25-Years, Highway Avalanche Forecaster for Washington State, Hero's Journey Mindfulness Advocate

Episode #58

My Guest Today is Harlan Sheppard

• Harlan has been a heli-ski guide in Alaska for 25-years
• He's also been a ski patroller at Stevens Pass, Washington
• Harlan is an avalanche course instructor
• He's been working for the Washington Department of Transportation in the avalanche department for over 12 years and is currently the avalanche supervisor for the North Central region of Washington State
• Harlan is a deeply mindful person who has studied the Hero's Journey and has put a lot of time and energy into mindfulness and its positive consequences

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Kevin Quinn - Points North Heli Founder, 20-Year Heli-Ski Guide, STOL Pilot, Former Pro Hockey Player, All-Around Certified Badass

Episode #57

My guest today is Kevin Quinn,

Kevin is the founder of Points North Heli in Cordova, Alaska

He's been a heli-ski guide for over 20 yearsKevin is an avid STOL and STOL Drag small plane pilot

He also played professional hockey for a while

Kevin is a myriad of other things as well and I'll just rattle off a few:

1. EMT
2. WFR
3. Rope Werks High Angle Rescue Technician (2012)
4. American Avalanche Institute Heli-Ski Guide Level lll Avalanche Certified
5. President of Heli Ski US for 10 years
6. US Heli Ski Association Level 3 Mechanized Ski Guide
7. Butte County Sheriffs Dept. Certified in helicopter short-haul rescue
8. All Mountain Ski Pro’s Certification
9. P.S.I.A. Instructor, level lll
10. U.S.S.A. Race Coach, Level ll
11. U.S.H.G.A. Certified Paraglide Pilot
12. U.S.P.A. Certified Sky Diver
13. Swift Water Rescue Technician
14. Licensed Big Game Guide, State of Alaska (Dept. Licensing & Transportation 1994)
15. American Technical Rescue Institute, Ropes & Rigging for Rescue
16. Rope Works Industrial rigging for Helicopter Ski Guide
17. Department of Transportation – FAA Commercial / Instrument Rated Pilot
18. Level 2 Crossfit Trainer (Olympic Lifting, Mobility, Strongman)

This dude has done it all...

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