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Forecasters for the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center

Nick Meyers, Forecaster

A Northern California native who grew up in Graeagle, CA, Nick Meyers started as a seasonal climbing ranger when he was 19 years old in 2002. He applied for and received the Lead Climbing Ranger and Director of the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center position in 2010.  As of 2023, Nick will have worked for 20 years with the US Forest Service on Mount Shasta. His career on the mountain began as a summer internship in 2002 while attending Feather River and Western State College for a degree in Recreation Leadership and Business. Rick Stock, Matt Hill and Eric White were some of his early mentors.  Nick’s mountain sense and technical skills have developed and evolved much from his own personal lust for adventure. Whatever the season, Nick's got something in the adventure quiver. Climb, bike, moto, ski, paddle, surf, sail...Nick is in.  His fearless spirit for adventure and democratic leadership style commands a team of rangers in the high stress and high risk operations on Mount Shasta. And randomly, Nick somehow landed the front cover of Popular Mechanics a few years ago. From that, a couple articles ensued... and a lot of teasing from his friends. Click on the links below to check them out and learn more about Nick!

From that, a couple articles ensued. Click on the links below to check them out and learn more about Nick!

http://www.fs.fed.us/faces-of-the-forest-service/meet-nick-meyers

http://blogs.usda.gov/2015/05/07/lead-climbing-ranger-thrives-on-his-job/#more-58299

Eric Falconer, Forecaster

 

Eric grew up as a Colorado native in the Front Range. At age three, he started skiing and has never looked back. Eric's fascination with avalanches began while he attended Prescott College, and he then went on to become and adjunct faculty member instructing their intensive avalanche one block courses. As an educator for Prescott College and the Montana Wilderness School, Eric has also worked as a guide in Yellowstone National Park and on Mount Shasta. Having tasted the many flavors of the outdoor world, he is super excited to drop into a new line with the MSAC and climbing rangers, where he can keep his hands in the snow. When snow does not exist, Eric can be found playing music, harvesting hay on his fiances family ranch, riding his horse in the mountains, or attempting to trail run.

Hayden MacArthur, Forecaster

Growing up in a small town in the foothills of the Bay Area Coast Range, California and especially its mountains have always felt like home. An early fascination with nature led him to his studies in the physical and natural sciences, graduating with degrees in geophysics. A variety of inspiring experiences in wild spaces throughout the West also instilled the spark for a career working with public land. Joining the Forest Service in 2021 in Colorado, he soon found his way to the Shasta McCloud Management Unit in hydrology before joining the Wilderness program in the spring of 2024. He considers his new role as a ranger a great privilege, helping to steward the main attraction that drew him here, the Mt. Shasta Wilderness. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, skiing on the mountain, hiking and swimming in the local alpine lakes. 

Christian Jordan, Forecaster

Christian is a Northern California native with lifelong family ties to Mount Shasta. His enthusiasm for California’s diverse landscapes and curiosity with natural processes led to degrees in Geography and Forestry, with an emphasis on climate and wildfire resilience. Christian’s passion for snow science and the winter backcountry inspired a move to Crested Butte last winter, where he worked as the Intern for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. He has researched and written about the avalanche history of Mount Shasta and served as a caretaker at the Shasta Alpine Hut (Horse Camp). Christian looks forward to joining the MSAC team this winter and connecting with the community in the mountains.