Project Zero Announces Backcountry Awareness Contest

Backcountry education organization Project Zero wants to know how you prepare for a backcountry outing. Show your unique route planning, communication plans and forecasting skills with a submission to Project Zero’s Know The Snow video contest.

Entries that best showcase the Know The Snow goals, as selected by an expert panel of judges, will win a variety of prizes, from an expenses paid cat skiing trip at Monashee Powder Snowcats to AIARE Avalanche Education classes.

“There’s an increasing number of new users in the sidecountry and backcountry,” said Tom Murphy Operations Director at AIARE. “This contest will help the community learn from one another, using seasoned backcountry user’s video submissions to help create a comprehensive guide for preparing to venture outside of the ski area boundary.”

From now until April 7 skiers and snowboarders can submit a brief video to the Know the Snow Vimeo page. Submissions should show how you prepare for a day in the backcountry and why snow safety is important to you. Tell your story; creativity, wit and effort are recommended.

Prizes Include:

Two days of cat skiing for 2 with Monashee Powder Snowcats + $1,000 in travel expenses

Two 4 day Gold Passes to any resort in the United States

BCA Float 22 Airbag Backpack

Pair of Liberty Skis – CAIC Variants

GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition

Never Summer snowboard

K2 Skis

AIARE 1 avalanche course

AIARE 2 Hut Based avalanche course

For full contest rules, information and to view entries visit knowthesnow.com.