ESAC forecaster; prior roles with NWAC, Sawtooths, SAR, NPS; risk management across seasons.

Brooke has always been drawn to 'type two fun' and problem-solving in breathtaking settings. After earning her B.S. in Resource Science from UC Berkeley, she initially applied her skills to off grid renewable energy projects in Nicaragua and East Africa. However, a summer climbing trip to Yosemite in her early twenties intended as a brief hiatus before graduate school turned into a lifelong pursuit of adventure and balance.Seeking a better integration of work with her passions for climbing and skiing, Brooke found her niche as a weather station technician for the National Park Service, spending winters chasing snow. It wasn’t long before she set her sights on a career in avalanche forecasting. Her path included roles in snow surveying, ski patrolling, avalanche instruction, observing, and guiding, culminating in her current position as a forecaster at the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center.Brooke began her forecasting journey as an intern at the Northwest Avalanche Center and later launched her public forecasting career in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains. Summers have taken her to diverse environments managing risk as a climbing ranger, search and rescue technician, and visiting avalanche forecaster in Yosemite, Patagonia, Washington, and Alaska. Her ideal day starts with the glow of sunrise and the headlamps switched off, miles already behind and still ahead. It ends back home with the company of a dog to pet and memories made in the mountains.