About

A few years ago, I was nearly swept away by a remotely triggered avalanche — on a trip I had planned carefully and believed was completely safe. That day, and a few other close calls in the mountains, forced me to confront an uncomfortable truth: it wasn’t just the snow I needed to understand better. It was how we make sense of the backcountry, and how we make decisions there. What started as a wake-up call became a passion.

Since the best way for me to learn is to teach, I became a certified avalanche instructor (NF). I recently completed my PhD on teaching sense-making and decision-making in avalanche terrain at CARE – Center for Avalanche Research and Education at the UiT – The Arctic University of Norway.

I own the Tromsø-based company Wild Snow Education and Guiding, and I’m a co-founder of Tromso Powder Guides, where we offer avalanche courses, safety training, coaching, and mentoring for backcountry travellers of all levels.

Originally from Germany, I fell in love with northern Norway — its nature and its people — when I arrived more than 20 years ago. Today I live in beautiful Tromsø, 69° north, with my partner and our two wonderful