KBUT’s Community Matters airs live every other Monday. The show is hosted by KBUT News Director Christopher Biddle, and veteran Gunnison County journalist Chris Rourke. 

Our guests for Monday, Dec. 14 were June Gruber, Associate Professor of Psychology for University of Colorado Boulder; Melanie Armstrong, lead researcher tracking user traffic in the Crested Butte Backcountry; and Ian Havlick and Zach Guy of the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. 

Listen to the full episode here.

Pt. 1: June Gruber, Associate Professor of Psychology on students, families and mental health. 

Pt. 2:  Melanie Armstrong, lead researcher tracking user traffic in the Crested Butte Backcountry

Pt. 3: Ian Havlick and Zach Guy of the Crested Butte Avalanche Center join in on the conversation, and provide an update on the snowpack