East Coast Avalanche Education
ECAE is an American Avalanche Association (A3) approved provider based in the Northeast. We currently instruct Avalanche Awareness, Avalanche Rescue, Avalanche Level One and Pro One courses in conjunction with the American Avalanche Institute.
Our objective is to provide quality avalanche education to students anywhere on the East Coast. Our small class sizes and custom courses ensure that students complete their training with the knowledge and skills to manage risk in the backcountry.
Avalanche Course Instructors
Tyler Falk
American Avalanche Association (A3) Pro Life Member
Avalanche Level 3 Certification from American Avalanche Institute
Utah Avalanche Center Pro Observer (2014-2018)
Tyler is an avid backcountry skier and mountaineer with experience operating in avalanche terrain all across North America. He started East Coast Avalanche Education to make sure his fellow backcountry skiers ,snowboarders and climbers in the mountains of the northeast had access to avalanche training.
Stuart Johnson
Emergency Medical Technician & Outdoor Emergency Care
American Avalanche Institute: Level 2 (pre rec/pro split), Pro 1 Bridger, Professional Rescue
National Avalanche School: Level 2 (pre rec/pro split), 1 & 2 (re rec/pro split)
RECCO Rescue Training
Stuart spent 10 years as a professional ski patroller at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah. During that time he was an avalanche mitigation route leader and provided snow safety instruction to fellow patrollers.
Brett Wagenheim
American Institute for Avalanche Research Education Level II Certified (pre rec/pro split)
Rescue 3 international Rope Rescue
American Avalanche Association Pro Member
Former Alpine/Ski Mountaineering Guide for Shasta Mountain Guides
Former USFS Climbing Ranger
Mount Shasta Avalanche Center observer and forecaster support
Wilderness First Responder
Brett grew up skiing in Vermont and transitioned to backcountry guiding, avalanche education and rescue work after a competitive career in alpine and big mountain skiing. Brett spent several seasons working on Mount Shasta in the southern Cascades before moving back to the northeast. Brett loves to spend time in the mountains and explore new snowy playgrounds!
Bina Skordas
Avalanche Operator Level 2 Pro from Candian Avalanche Association
Instructed for Utah Avalanche Center, University of Utah, Utah Mountain Adventures
American Avalanche Association Pro Member
Utah Avalanche Center pro observer and forecaster support
Whistler/Blackcomb ski patrol
Bina loves backcountry skiing and has vast experience working in avalanche terrain primarily in Utah and British Columbia. Bina is enjoying exploring the unique and surprisingly fun terrain in the northeast.
Jeff Lane
Jeff Lane has spent the better part of the last 20 years working in the White Mountains, primarily as a Snow Ranger with the Mount Washington Avalanche Center. After 11 years working for the USFS as professional forecaster and search and rescue leader, he left his job in 2016 to become a full-time parent and part-time avalanche and wilderness medicine educator. He holds a master's degree in Outdoor Education, is a professional member of the American Avalanche Association, and uses his skills as a Wilderness EMT volunteering for his hometown fire department and as a ski patroller.
Owen McAndrew
Owen is a passionate skier, educator, and guide who enjoys the connections built through time in the mountains. Before relocating to New Hampshire's Mount Washington Valley, Owen worked as a ski patroller in Utah's Wasatch Range, and as a coach for the CVA Backcountry program.
AMGA Ski Guide Course
AMGA Rock Guide Course
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
Pro Two Avalanche Course
Ashley Murray
Wilderness First Responder
PSIA Level 2 Skiing
PSIA Level 1 Teaching
PSIA Child Specialist 1
Ashley grew up skiing at a small mountain in central NY, but made her way to the Adirondacks and Vermont in college to pursue skiing and guiding. She is a ski instructor and coach of 13 years who has instructed all ages and all ability levels at 4 different mountains, though Killington is now her home base. Ashley is also a member of Rescue Inc’s Northern SAR Tech Team, and as a passionate outdoors person and "forever student," she is always pursuing experiences in backcountry exploration, outdoor education, and wilderness medicine.
Alex Bogner
Alex grew up in Woodstock, NY, where he got his start recreating outside, and continued his passion for the outdoors by attending Northern Vermont University - Lyndon, where he studied Mountain Recreation Management. While attending school at Lyndon, Alex began backcountry skiing and participated in his first avalanche courses. Since then, he has gone on to ski and work in many great mountain ranges across the country. Alex is an AIARE Course Instructor, backcountry ski guide, and aspiring commercial pilot who splits his time between the Rockies and New England.
- American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education: Instructor Course
- American Avalanche Institute: Professional Level 1
- National Outdoor Leadership School: Wilderness First Responder/ CPR
- American Mountain Guides Association: Alpine Skills Course
- Utah Avalanche Center: Know Before You Go Program Presenter/On-Snow Course Instructor
- Snowbird Mountain Guides: AIARE Instructor/Catskiing Guide/Ski Guide
- Rocky Mountain Outdoor Center: AIARE instructor/Ski Guide
Kate Moynihan
Kate has been Adjunct Staff at Northern Vermont University in the Outdoor Education and Leadership department for the past 8 years. An avid snowboarder, patroller and formerly a USFS Avalanche Forecaster/Snow Ranger for Mount Washington Avalanche Center, she has been working in the snow professionally for the past 20 years.
American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education Professional Level 1 Certified
American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education Professional Level 2
(February 2023)
American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education Instructor Course (February
2023)
Former USFS Avalanche Forecaster/Snow Ranger
Backcountry Snowboard Guide for Backcountry Babes
Emergency Medical Technician and Wilderness EMT certified
Outdoor Emergency Care Instructor
Wilderness First Responder Instructor
Matt Doskocil
Matt was born and raised on the east coast. Falling in love with snowboarding and the mountains early on led to an education from Northern Vermont University, with the mountains as his classroom. His interest in the backcountry grew by exploring the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Matt now works as a heliski guide for Majestic Heli Ski Alaska. When not in Alaska, he spends the rest of his year in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Wilderness First Responder
Outdoor Emergency Care
AIARE Level 1 & 2
Canadian Avalanche Operations Professional Level 1
Canadian Ski Guide Level 1
Heli Ski U.S Member Affiliation
Peter Quayle
Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician, M.D. Expected June 2022
American Avalanche Institute: Level 2 (pre rec/pro split)
Mount Washington Avalanche Center MWSP Member.
RECCO Rescue Training
Peter patrolled professionally at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah, completing avalanche mitigation, and progressing to avalanche mitigation route leader. He now completing medical school at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, with MD expected in June of 2022. He plans to peruse a career in Emergency Medicine.