Zach Hoppinen

Zachary's research studies radars and infrasound remote sensing of snow and avalanches. Specifically her focuses on using car-mounted, airborne, and satellite-based interferometric Synthetic Aperture radar to measure snow properties, comparing measured and model snow temperature gradients in alpine snowpacks, and evaluating the impact of snow burial on avalanche and earthquake infrasound monitoring. He received his master's degree at Montana State University in the Snow and Avalanche laboratory, where he focused on detecting avalanches using SAR satellites. Prior to his masters, he was a mountaineering and skiing guide for 5 years and enjoyed summit trips on Denali, avalanche education courses in Montana, and alpine guiding in Washington.