Keith has been teaching avalanche education for 30+ years. Keith is the co-author of the Avalanche Skills Training Handbook, the textbook for all AST courses. He wrote the current versions of the AST 1 and AST 2 instructor manuals. Keith is a Professional Member of the Canadian Avalanche Association and a Guide with the Canadian Ski Guiding Association. Keith has also published articles on innovative ways to include Human Behaviours in avalanche decision-making. 

Keith has worked his way down the corporate ladder. He started as an Environmental Engineer in San Francisco. Keith is now in the enviable position of avalanche instructor/guide and counsellor/therapist with a private practice based out of Rossland, BC.