{"id":8975,"date":"2019-01-04T13:43:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T20:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/?p=8975"},"modified":"2020-06-12T09:53:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:53:10","slug":"you-have-a-cool-job-episode-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/you-have-a-cool-job-episode-12\/","title":{"rendered":"You Have a Cool Job Podcast: Avalanche Educator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"You Have A Cool Job: Avalanche Educator\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CPk3fzbx4F0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>On this week\u2019s episode<\/b><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>On this week\u2019s episode of <em>You Have a Cool Job<\/em>, we talk to Jake Urban, who works with a very specific force of nature\u2013avalanches. Jake educates people on navigating backcountry terrain through his company, the Jackson Hole Outdoor Leadership Institute in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.<\/li>\n<li>He teaches avalanche courses for recreational learners like backcountry snowsports enthusiasts, as well as the professionals: ski patrol, mountain guides, avalanche forecasters, even avalanche course instructors themselves.<\/li>\n<li>With 25 years in the industry, including search and rescue experience, Jake shares how it all started when he saw a lack of formally trained avalanche educators, and decided to do something about it.<\/li>\n<li>Jake talks about the upward trend of the industry as more and more people try their hand in backcountry sports, and how the fine line of staying safe in the backcountry is a blend of science and psychology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><b>About the show<\/b><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Have a Cool Job<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a podcast hosted by Taylor Sienkiewicz from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peterson\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The show highlights professionals who have <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a unique, interesting, uncommon, or otherwise cool job<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our goal is to motivate you and show how interesting, fulfilling, and anything-but-average your career can be, and we\u2019ll do this by talking with people who took a path less traveled. We ask these fascinating individuals how they got to where they are in their career based on their education, experience, and influences; \u00a0why they love their job; and lots more.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>Want more?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you like what you&#8217;re hearing, check out these resources to get plugged in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For more episodes of <i>You Have a Cool Job, <\/i>visit our YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9TC13WNTbvfmPMpPB50I7Fnm91DIfPQf\">channel.<\/a> View other podcast blogs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/category\/podcasts\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscribe to receive an email containing each podcast episode of <i>You Have a Cool Job<\/i> as they&#8217;re released.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/sgwidget.leaderapps.co\/js\/sg-widget.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<style>.sendgrid-subscription-widget input{padding:1em 1em 1.05em !important;font-size:.8em;font-family:sans-serif}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg_signup_first_name,.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg_signup_last_name{margin-right:.5em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg-submit-btn{display:inline-block;color:white !important;border:none !important;background:#ea7c62 !important;box-shadow:none !important;cursor:pointer;vertical-align:middle;max-width:250px !important;padding:15px 25px 15px 25px !important;margin:0 .4em;text-align:center;font-size:16px !important;font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:700 !important;}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg-submit-btn:active{color:#8e8b8b;box-shadow:0 0 5px -1px rgba(0,0,0,.6)}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .response{display:none;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:.8em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .success{color:green}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .error,.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text a{color:#3097d1}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text{font-size:.9em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text label{font-weight:400}<\/style>\n<div id=\"sendgrid-subscription-widget\" class=\"sendgrid-subscription-widget\">\n<form id=\"sg-widget\" data-token=\"02b75070a54eca958dbbe3e4b152b4f9\">\n<div id=\"sg-response\" class=\"sg-response\"><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"sg_email\" name=\"sg_email\" required=\"\" type=\"email\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\" \/><input id=\"sg-submit-btn\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about Jake&#8217;s work\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avalancheandwildmedtraining.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a nomination for the show? Drop a line <\/span><a href=\"mailto:taylor.sienkiewicz@petersons.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8978\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8978\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.petersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/10123553\/15370109_1149144345140201_2549873017728811631_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of an avalanche slide taken after one of Jake&#8217;s courses deemed the terrain unsafe. 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