Erin is a Colorado girl through and through—raised in the world’s largest alpine valley, the San Luis Valley, and now living at 9,318ft (2,824m) in the famed mining town-turned-ski town, Silverton. First cutting her teeth as a ski patroller at Wolf Creek Ski Area in southern Colorado, she developed a keen eye for avalanche safety and snow quality. Today, her work focuses on international ski guiding, risk management, mountain rescue, and mountain safety education. Erin is an American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) Certified Ski Guide, holds her American Avalanche Association (AAA) Pro 2 certification and is a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician Level IV. She also teaches avalanche courses for the American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) and has worked for numerous guiding outfits as snow safety supervisor in addition to guide. When not guiding, Erin keeps busy working for San Juan County Mountain Rescue out of Silverton. At home you’ll find her baking bread and snuggling with her sweet retired avalanche pup, Willie. Erin has guided internationally in Japan, Iceland, Antarctica and Chile, and it’s her greatest joy to share the mountains of the world with friends new and old. Erin will lead guide WKS1-2 of our 2024 Kyrgyzstan season, and she is stoked!