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26th Annual Avalanche Awareness Night
December 4, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center Foundation and Skinny Skis at the Center for the Arts on Thursday, December 4th for the 26th Annual Avalanche Awareness Night!
Online raffle ticket sales have closed. If you purchased tickets online, please check your email for a message about choosing your raffle package. Raffle packages must be chosen by 3 pm on December 4.
Raffle tickets will be available for purchase, in-person, at the event.
MC – BTACF Executive Director Dwayne Meadows
5pm – Center opens with Vendor Fair
6pm – Theater opens + BTAC Awareness film screening
6:30 pm – Opening Remarks
6:35 pm – Legacy, honoring the life and contributions of Rod Newcomb, Ron Matous, and Jay Pistano (Jim Woodmency)
6:55 – Resource Stewardship (Dan Nagy and Tait Bjornsen)
7:10 – WYDOT presentation (Don Lawless)
7:25 – Season weather forecast (Alan Smith, Open Snow Meteorologist)
7:40 – Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center updates
8:20 – Keynote presentation: Sophia Schwartz
8:45 – Closing remarks + Raffle winners announced
Sophia Schwartz is a freeski athlete and ski mountaineer based in the Tetons. A former member of the U.S. Freestyle Mogul Team and World Cup competitor, she transitioned from competition to pursue her passion for storytelling through big mountain skiing. A true jack-of-all-trades, Sophia is constantly developing her skiing, jumping, and mountaineering skills. Off the slopes, she recently earned her Master’s in Healthcare Delivery Sciences from Dartmouth and works in healthcare, bringing the same drive and curiosity to her professional life as she does to the mountains.
Raffle donations from: Black Diamond, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Exum Guides, JH EcoTour Adventures, Off-Grid Experiences, American Avalanche Institute, JH Sports, Hub Bicycles, South Fork Lodge, Nomad Sports, Jackson Hole Ski Atlas, Teton Village Sports, Stio, Ortovox, Flylow, Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, Hoback Sports, Arva, Surefoot, BCA, Mammut, Hub Bicycles, and more! Check back for daily updates.
Raffle prizes:
- JHMR Season Pass
- $2000 EcoTour Certificate
- 2 Jackson Hole Ski Atlas
- Full Day Snowmobile Rental from Off-Grid Experiences
- JH EcoTour Adventures Gift Certificate
- Avalanche Rescue Course from the American Avalanche Institute
- Stio Dawner Hooded jacket
- Patagonia Micro Puff Jacket (donated by Hub Bicycles)
- 3 Full Tunes from Nomad Sports
- 3 Phantom Base Treatments from Nomad Sports
- Dinner for 2 at South Fork Lodge
- Ski/Snowboard Tunes from JH Sports
- 4 Demo Vouchers from Teton Village Sports
- 161 Black Diamond Impulse 98s
- 182 Black Diamond Impulse 98s
- Guided Day for 4 with Exum Mountain Guides
- AIARE 1 Avalanche Course from JH Mountain Guides
- Flylow Mens Flannels, Gloves, Mitts
- 2- Flylow Women’s Lupine Jackets, Tote Bag, Beanie
- Ortovox AVABAG LiTRIC Zero
- Arva Evo 5+ Beacon
- 1 orthotic, foam liner, and heater set from Surefoot
- Barryvox S2 Pro Light Package
- BCA Rescue Package (beacon, shovel, probe)
- La Sportiva – Shoe Gift Certificate
- Petzl Headlamps