Dave “Grom” Richards

Dave has been working in the avalanche and risk mitigation business for 25 years. He has experience working in helicopter skiing, highway mitigation, legal risk management, and as the Director of a large ski resort avalanche program at Alta Ski Area. Throughout his career, he has been instrumental in the creation and implementation of large-scale avalanche programs utilizing next-generation mitigation and mapping technology. This includes the planning of Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) installations, system operation and maintenance, and the development of a new explosive design for the Wyssen system. He has extensive experience with the use of hand charge explosives, avalaunchers, helicopters, and artillery for avalanche mitigation. Dave also has in depth knowledge of avalanche accident investigation, ski area terrain expansion, and professional audits of snow safety operations.

grom@avalancherisksolutions.com

Staff

Don Sharaf

Co-owner/Senior Consultant

Avalanche Risk Solutions presents the perfect opportunity for Don to draw on his 35 years as an avalanche professional. Years of glacier mountaineering and backcountry ski guiding led to over 20 years of mechanized ski guiding and operational forecasting. Avalanche… (Read more)

Dave Hamre

Senior Consultant

Through numerous company name iterations, David Hamre has been an avalanche consultant since his work establishing the Seward Highway Avalanche Program in 1979 under his original company, Alcan Avalanche Services. Avalanche consulting work has ensued in some form since then,… (Read more)

Aleph Johnston-Bloom

Avalanche Consultant

Aleph is based in Girdwood, Alaska. Before joining David Hamre and Associates (now Avalanche Risk Solutions) in 2022, she worked locally forecasting for the powerline and for six seasons as the Lead forecaster for the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center.… (Read more)

Kiira Antenucci

Business Manager

Kiira Antenucci is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has worked as a professional mountain guide since 2019, with experience as a ski guide and backcountry avalanche forecaster across a variety of snow climates, including the intermountain ranges of… (Read more)

Beth Cleary

Avalanche Consultant

Beth graduated from Alaska Pacific University with a Bachelor of Arts in Outdoor Studies. During her time at APU her studies focused on Snow and Avalanche Science. Beth worked for Alaska Mountaineering School for 10 years. She guided over a… (Read more)