A 4-day short course will be offered prior to the 2008 AMS Mountain Meteorology conference to provide a unique learning opportunity for faculty, forecasters, graduate students, and others interested in mountain meteorology. The course and conference will take place in Whistler, British Columbia , site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. One of the main goals of the short course is to bridge the gap between the research and forecasting communities by providing a forum for extended discussion and joint education. The course will consist of lecture presentations and discussions on mountain meteorology, from the basics to the state of the art. Lecturers will come from both the research and forecast communities, and they will be invited to contribute a chapter to a monograph after the workshop has taken place.