Peter Bilous has over 25 years of experience in ski guiding, avalanche safety instruction, and search and rescue operations in New Zealand, Alaska, Japan, and Canada. He currently serves as the Avalanche Programme Manager and Principle Lecturer at Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand and works as an avalanche forecaster and lead guide for a heli-ski operation in Alaska. He has extensive experience developing avalanche safety education programs and responding to avalanche incidents.