My answer to that question was a professional skier.
Now, this image is not skewed from what it means to be a pro-skier.
It takes extreme dedication, talent, hard-work, and motivation, just as any other athlete in sports.
Yet, as I got older, I realized that throwing backflips and sliding rails is not my forte.
I thought of winning gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
I thought of skiing the steepest and deepest lines every day.
I thought of being published inPowder, Free skier,orTeton Gravity Research.
However, I did not give up on skiing.
I love the sport, the friends, memories, views, and rush that came with it.
I argue the leaders of snow science and avalanche industry are as professional as the professionals making headlines.
During the pit profile, data collection was not the only topic of discussion.
This was also a time for the interns to ask questions and answer questions from Andy.
Questions like What is the difference between a Melt-Freeze crust and a Sun Crust?.
Sometimes bigger life questions were asked like Which schools have the best snow science programs?.
The Swamp Angel Site is where our full pit profile was conducted.
In the time of climate change and water scarcity, snowmelt information is crucial.
Andy was even kind enough to enlighten us with his as well.
With many laughs and lessons throughout the day, the SnowEx project never felt like work.
