Introducing Bruce Watt – 49 Seasons in Whistler and Counting -

Introducing Bruce Watt – 49 Seasons in Whistler and Counting

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Bruce Watt, the host, is interviewed by Stef Hostetter, CEO of RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate and kicks off his podcast “Whistler Stories that Need to be Told” with funny and emotional stories of his first decade in Whistler as a Professional Patroller on Whistler Mountain and how being buried in 1978 from a large avalanche began his commitment to learning more about avalanche search and rescue which resulted in CARDA – The Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association, a non-profit volunteer search and rescue organization formed in 1982. Listen and learn more!

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