Our meteorologists have a long lasting experience in forecasting mountain weather.
Meet Our Team
Ralph Rickli
Ralph has been a member of our team for more than 25 years and focuses on applied and mountain meteorology. He is familiar with high altitude expedition forecasting all over the globe since 1998. Further activities: Weather expert at the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board, Adjunct Professor at the University of Bern.
Mario Rindlisbacher
Beside spending his free time in the Alps by foot, ski or paraglider, Mario has been an experienced forecaster at Meteotest for more than 15 years. He has been trekking in the Himalaya and the Andes. Further acitivies: Ultracycling, instructor paragliding weather.
Fabian Umbricht
Fabian lives for the mountains. With an extensive experience in alpinism and alpine climbing, he brings in a lot of first-hand knowledge and exactly knows the needs and requirements of climbers for a weather forecast. He has been working at Meteotest since 2015 and coordinating Expedition Weather since 2016. Further activites: ice climbing, skitouring, trailrunning, paragliding, instructor for alpinism & skitouring, member of alpine rescue.
Sarina Leuthold
The weather has fascinated Sarina since her childhood, so she decided to turn this fascination into her profession. During her MSc in Geography, she focused on meteorology and climatology. Sarina is working as a forecaster for over 10 years, including more than 7 years at Meteotest. In her free time, she frequently enjoys panoramic hikes in the Swiss Alps.