Backcountry Avalanche Course Details Winter 2018
The topics covered on your course include:
- Snowpack interpretation; layers, stability tests, variation over time and area
- Search & Rescue; avalanche dynamics, survival strategies, transceivers, probing, recovery, case studies
- Terrain interpretation; route finding to avoid avalanche hazard
- Weather systems; mountain weather interpretation, observations
- Equipment: what to take, the latest gear and its application
- Touring technique (skinning & cramponing)
- Trip Planning and Preparation