LISTEN: The Lunchbucket Podcast, Betsy 🎧

In this episode of the Lunchbucket Podcast, Gail has a compelling conversation with Betsy, who has a very important job at Mt. Bachelor in Central Oregon. Betsy has been working at the ski resort for 26 years and currently is the Mountain Operations Senior Manager and Snow Safety Manager.

This is a fascinating, behind-the-scenes peak into what goes on daily at an active ski resort including how avalanche dogs are trained and what Betsy finds most rewarding and most difficult about working in the elements and trying to keep everyone safe. Of course there’s also food talk; we hear what Betsy eats for snacks and lunch when she’s working and what she had in her lunchbox during her childhood school days.

We hope you enjoy the info/links we share below and be on the lookout soon for an accompanying Thank-You-God granola recipe from Alicia Witt.

LISTEN NOW:

See Betsy in action on this episode of Oregon Field Guide featuring the Mt. Bachelor avalanche dog program! WATCH HERE.

Learn more about Mt. Bachelor’s Avalanche Dog Rescue Program and see a photo of the current canine team HERE.

In a field once dominated by males, Betsy has persevered and now there are more female ski patrollers than ever at Mt. Bachelor. Women ski patrollers are building their own spaces for support. Here are a few sites to check out:

Women Of Patrol

“You’re Nothing Until They See You Ski”: Life as a Female Ski Patroller

Revelstoke Mountain Resort She Patrol

Betsy loves to bring leftovers for her lunch break but her daily snacks include things such as nuts, berries and other easy to pack, healthy snacks.

Looking at Betsy’s snack pack is a reminder of a cookbook I worked on in 2021, Alicia Witt’s “Small Changes”. I did the recipe testing for the recipes in the book and Alicia’s Thank-You-God Granola is literally the best granola I have ever eaten! I’ll be sharing that recipe and a few other food thoughts in an upcoming lunchbucket Substack essay so please stay tuned! — Donna