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Jonathan Shefftz

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Jonathan Shefftz

WildSnow guest blogger Jonathan Shefftz lives with his wife and daughter in Western Massachusetts, where he is a member of the Northfield Mountain and Thunderbolt (Mt. Greylock) ski patrols. Formerly an NCAA alpine race coach, he has broken free from his prior dependence on mechanized ascension to become far more enamored of self-propelled forms of skiing. He is an AIARE-qualified instructor, NSP avalanche safety instructor, and contributor to the American Avalanche Association’s The Avalanche Review. When he is not searching out elusive freshies in Southern New England, he works as a financial economics consultant.

  • Ortovox D3 Avalanche Beacon Review (June 22, 2009)

  • Widebody Ski Crampons — Jonathan Gives His All (May 6, 2009)

  • Arva Avalanche Beacons – Review (March 3, 2009)

  • Pieps DSP & DSP Advanced – Avalanche Beacon Review (February 11, 2009)

  • Ortovox S1 – Avalanche Beacon Review (January 15, 2009)

  • Backcountry Access Tracker — Avalanche Beacon Review (December 31, 2008)

  • Ortovox Patroller (formerly X1) — Avalanche Beacon Review (December 18, 2008)

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