{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Finding the Goldilocks Zone for Uncertainty in the Avalanche Forecast","description":" The avalanche forecast is shot through with uncertainty. The variables of terrain, snow, and weather, dispersed across vast areas, are simply too numerous to fully account for. If that\u2019s the case, if there\u2019s just a lot we don\u2019t know, then how much should uncertainty be foregrounded in the forecast? And would expressing uncertainty impair your operation\u2019s reputation with backcountry users? Eeva Latosuo, an associate professor of Outdoor Studies at Alaska Pacific University, and Brian Lazar, deputy director of CAIC, join us to discuss the work they\u2019ve done studying what forecasters don\u2019t know and how they can communicate that to an audience.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Utah Avalanche Center Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/utahavalanchecenter.org\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40067230\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40067230"}