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Will Paden
Objective
By using my skills and experience from the Avalanche industry, I hope to make significant contributions to products designed for avalanche rescue.
Professional Experience
- Director for WARI L.L.C.: Olympic Valley, CA – 2005-present
Development team for The AVI VEST - Placer County Sheriff SAR Avalanche Dog Team: Olympic Valley, CA – 2004-present
- Helicopter Ski Guide Points North Heli-Adventures: Cordova, AK – 2002-present
- Avalanche Forecaster/Professional Ski Patroller: Squaw Valley USA Ski Patrol – 1996-present
Avalanche Control, Explosives and Rescue Instructor, Avalanche Control Route Leader - Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit: Whistler British Columbia – Winter 2010
As a CARDA member, contracted for avalanche rescue team during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games - Ice Axe Expeditions Ski Guide: Truckee, CA – 2008
- Professional Ski Patrol: Northstar at Tahoe Truckee, CA – 1995-1996
- Professional Ski Patrol: Mad River Glen Waitsfield, VT – 1994-1995
- Founder: Kinbasket Adventure Heli-tours Revelstoke, BC – 1992-1996
- Professional Ski Instructor: Sugarbush Ski Resort Waitsfield, VT – 1991-1993
- Home Builder: NorthLake Tahoe, CA – 1992-present
Education/Certification
- University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
B.S. Recreation Management – 1993 - Wilderness-EMT Certified
SOLO North Conway, New Hampshire – 1993 - Level 3 Avalanche Certification
American Avalanche Institute, Jackson, WY – 1999 - American Mountain Guide Association Level 1 Ski Guide Course
Alpine Skills International, Donner, CA – 2000 - International Snow Science Workshop
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 - US HELISKI Guide Member , Level 3 Mechanized Ski Guide
- CARDA – Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association
Certified Dog Handler with Rasco - Squaw Valley Ski Patrol Olympic Valley, CA – 2000-present
- CA Blasters’ License – 1998-present
- All Mountain Ski Pro (AMSP) Certified Instructor
Related skills
- Extensive experience in all forms of climbing and skiing both independently and as a guide. Â Experience includes high-altitude alpine climbing in the Himalayas (Ama Dablam 1999) to high-level ski descents in Alaska (Denali 2000)
- Over 15 years of ski mountaineering throughout the High Sierra, Chugach, Cascades, Alaska Range, Tetons, Canadian and Colorado Rockies, Selkirks and Monashees, the White Mountains, and the French Alps
