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A Comprehensive Guide To Avalanche Safety

Welcome To The Course

Let's Get Started (1:13)
Scratch the Itch (3:59)
What Makes These Snowy Death Traps (4:39)
Avalanche Anatomy (4:40)
Colter Hinchliffe's Near Miss Story (7:54)

Part 1: 5 Foundations of Avalanche Education

1 // Quickly Identify Avalanche Terrain (5:19)
1+ // Tech Tools to Measure Slope Angle (4:27)
2 // Perform Self & Team Rescue (4:06)
2+ // Shovel Beacon Probe Pack...Gear Talk (11:06)
3 // Understand the Current Conditions (6:02)
3+ // Understand the Avalanche Forecast Bulletin (18:18)
4 // String Together A Safe Ascent & Descent Path (8:06)
4+ // The Only Thing Truly In Your Control, Terrain (3:51)
5 // Group Management (6:44)
Partner Assessment Belt Ranking Rubric

Part 2: I've Got 9 Avalanche Problems, But My Sitch Ain't One

Intro: 9 Avalanche Problems (0:54)
Loose Wet & Loose Dry: No Big Deal, Except When They Are (8:55)
Storm Slab Avalanches: Why Ski Patroller's Get To Throw Bombs (13:44)
Wind Slab Avalanches: This Problem Blows (8:13)
Persistent Slab Avalanche: The Funhog House Guest
Deep Persistent Slab Avalanche: The Sleeping Dragon (14:01)
Cornices: A Pissed Off Rattlesnake (13:28)
Wet Slab Avalanches: The Fickle Trickle (1:11)
Glide Avalanches: Avoid The Brown Frown (1:05)
Potentially Lethal Non-Avalanche Hazards (2:00)
Vince Anderson Shares A "Near Miss" (5:54)

Part 3: A Day In The Life

The Order of Things
A Mountain Guide's Morning Avy Routine (31:21)
Beacon Check at the Car (3:33)
Red Flags: Mother Nature Screaming "Go Home" (4:37)
Reporting To Your Avalanche Center: R2D2 (8:14)
Real Life Example To Report (1:04)

Part 4: Snow's Seasonal Trends

3 Snowpack Climates with Vince Anderson (10:50)
Spring Skiing: Snowpack (March-May) (3:32)
Spring Skiing: Good Snow is Aspect Dependent (3:49)
Spring Skiing: Timing Perfect Corn Snow (2:00)
Corn Snow: The Pursuit of Buttery Perfection (4:27)

Part 5: Become the Ski Partner You Seek

Intro - Janelle Smiley (1:22)
Fear is Excitement Without Breath (7:12)
Hey, Lego My Ego! (3:50)
Let's Talk About Communication (3:23)
Share Your Expectations (3:50)
Know Thyself, Know Thy Partner (9:30)
Mentorship & Risk (15:01)

Part 6: Snow Pits - Making Sense of Test Pit Results

Intro: Why Digging Is Important (2:29)
The Stability Wheel: Organizing Pit Results (18:01)
The Stability Wheel: Written Description
Exploration Tools For Slab Problems (7:37)
Route Planning For Untracked Skiing (0:53)
Nerding Out With Persistent Weak Layers (14:59)

Part 7: 60 Questions Designed To Move It To Long Term Memory

ID Avalanche Prone Slopes Questions
Rescue Questions
Knowing the Current Conditions Questions
String Together A Safe Route Questions
Know Thyself Know Thy Partner Questions
What's Next? (3:20)

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