http://wiki.tbsp.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=IanBolliger TBSPedia - User contributions [en] 2026-04-25T12:31:47Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.20.2 http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2023-01-09T20:15:52Z <p>IanBolliger: </p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-tutorial/<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/#anchors<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Free snow pit plotting software: http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;A quick description of faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Stability Test Videos ==<br /> ;Where to Dig a Snowpit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM<br /> ;Demonstrations of several snowpack (in)stability tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwhuP4qtQg<br /> <br /> == Rescue and Rescue Equipment ==<br /> <br /> ;BCA Training Videos: https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety/avalanche-rescue<br /> <br /> ;Extensive Transceiver Reviews: https://beaconreviews.com<br /> ;Transceiver Software Updates: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp<br /> <br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety: http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises ==<br /> ;Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise: https://avysavvy.avalanche.ca/en-ca/route-finding-exercises<br /> ;CalTopo mapping tool: https://caltopo.com<br /> ;CalTopo training: https://training.caltopo.com<br /> ; Backcountry Ski Maps (with routes and slope angle shading, digital and print): https://backcountryskimaps.com<br /> <br /> == Map reading ==<br /> ;Introduction to Topographical maps: http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/<br /> ;How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map: https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2001/0035/report.pdf<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Video/Media Archive ==<br /> ;A Dozen More Turns (Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s<br /> ;The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (Film): http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000001957178/the-avalanche-at-tunnel-creek.html<br /> ;The Human Factor 1.0: http://www.powder.com/the-human-factor-1.0/<br /> ;The Human Factor 2.0: https://www.youtube.com/@powdermag/search?query=The%20human%20factor%202.0<br /> ;Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial &amp; Rescue in Haines, Alaska: http://vimeo.com/6581009<br /> ;Tree Well Incident Caught on Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg<br /> ;Wilson Glade Avalanche Incident Report (2021): https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/59084<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Education ==<br /> ;Sierra Avalanche Center local providers: https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education/providers<br /> <br /> == Recommended Reading ==<br /> ;Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)<br /> ;Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (3rd edition, 2018)<br /> ;Avalanche Handbook, David McClung &amp; Peter Schaerer (4th edition coming 2023)<br /> <br /> ==Local and National/Global Route Finding Resources==<br /> ;Backcountry Ski Maps: https://backcountryskimaps.com<br /> ;FATMAP (contains some BC and side-country routes in addition to resort runs): https://fatmap.com<br /> ;rootsrated.com: https://rootsrated.com/lake-tahoe-ca/backcountry-skiing<br /> ;Powder project: https://www.powderproject.com<br /> ;THE Eastern Sierra Guidebook: https://www.amazon.com/Backcountry-Skiing-Californias-Eastern-Sierra/dp/1938393333<br /> ;Tahoe Ski Atlas (Beautiful visual guidebook for the Tahoe area): https://tahoeskiatlas.com</div> IanBolliger http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2022-12-16T21:45:36Z <p>IanBolliger: /* Recommended Reading */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-tutorial/<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/#anchors<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Free snow pit plotting software: http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;A quick description of faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Stability Test Videos ==<br /> ;Where to Dig a Snowpit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM<br /> ;Demonstrations of several snowpack (in)stability tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwhuP4qtQg<br /> <br /> == Rescue and Rescue Equipment ==<br /> <br /> ;BCA Training Videos: https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety/avalanche-rescue<br /> <br /> ;Extensive Transceiver Reviews: https://beaconreviews.com<br /> ;Transceiver Software Updates: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp<br /> <br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety: http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises ==<br /> ;Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise: https://avysavvy.avalanche.ca/en-ca/route-finding-exercises<br /> ;CalTopo mapping tool: https://caltopo.com<br /> ;CalTopo training: https://training.caltopo.com<br /> ; Backcountry Ski Maps (with routes and slope angle shading, digital and print): https://backcountryskimaps.com<br /> <br /> == Map reading ==<br /> ;Introduction to Topographical maps: http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/<br /> ;How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map: https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2001/0035/report.pdf<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Video/Media Archive ==<br /> ;A Dozen More Turns (Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s<br /> ;The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (Film): http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000001957178/the-avalanche-at-tunnel-creek.html<br /> ;The Human Factor 1.0: http://www.powder.com/the-human-factor-1.0/<br /> ;The Human Factor 2.0: https://www.youtube.com/@powdermag/search?query=The%20human%20factor%202.0<br /> ;Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial &amp; Rescue in Haines, Alaska: http://vimeo.com/6581009<br /> ;Tree Well Incident Caught on Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg<br /> ;Wilson Glade Avalanche Incident Report (2021): https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/59084<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Education ==<br /> ;Sierra Avalanche Center local providers: https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education/providers<br /> <br /> == Recommended Reading ==<br /> ;Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)<br /> ;Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (3rd edition, 2018)<br /> ;Avalanche Handbook, David McClung &amp; Peter Schaerer (4th edition coming 2023)</div> IanBolliger http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2022-12-16T21:43:56Z <p>IanBolliger: /* Avalanche Education */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-tutorial/<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/#anchors<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Free snow pit plotting software: http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;A quick description of faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Stability Test Videos ==<br /> ;Where to Dig a Snowpit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM<br /> ;Demonstrations of several snowpack (in)stability tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwhuP4qtQg<br /> <br /> == Rescue and Rescue Equipment ==<br /> <br /> ;BCA Training Videos: https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety/avalanche-rescue<br /> <br /> ;Extensive Transceiver Reviews: https://beaconreviews.com<br /> ;Transceiver Software Updates: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp<br /> <br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety: http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises ==<br /> ;Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise: https://avysavvy.avalanche.ca/en-ca/route-finding-exercises<br /> ;CalTopo mapping tool: https://caltopo.com<br /> ;CalTopo training: https://training.caltopo.com<br /> ; Backcountry Ski Maps (with routes and slope angle shading, digital and print): https://backcountryskimaps.com<br /> <br /> == Map reading ==<br /> ;Introduction to Topographical maps: http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/<br /> ;How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map: https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2001/0035/report.pdf<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Video/Media Archive ==<br /> ;A Dozen More Turns (Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s<br /> ;The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (Film): http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000001957178/the-avalanche-at-tunnel-creek.html<br /> ;The Human Factor 1.0: http://www.powder.com/the-human-factor-1.0/<br /> ;The Human Factor 2.0: https://www.youtube.com/@powdermag/search?query=The%20human%20factor%202.0<br /> ;Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial &amp; Rescue in Haines, Alaska: http://vimeo.com/6581009<br /> ;Tree Well Incident Caught on Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg<br /> ;Wilson Glade Avalanche Incident Report (2021): https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/59084<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Education ==<br /> ;Sierra Avalanche Center local providers: https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education/providers<br /> <br /> == Recommended Reading ==<br /> ;Snow Sense, Jill Fredston &amp; Doug Fesler, Fifth Edition (2011)<br /> ;Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)<br /> ;Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (2008)<br /> ;Avalanche Handbook, David McClung &amp; Peter Schaerer (2006)</div> IanBolliger http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2022-12-16T21:40:35Z <p>IanBolliger: /* Avalanche Video/Media Archive */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-tutorial/<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/#anchors<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Free snow pit plotting software: http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;A quick description of faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Stability Test Videos ==<br /> ;Where to Dig a Snowpit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM<br /> ;Demonstrations of several snowpack (in)stability tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwhuP4qtQg<br /> <br /> == Rescue and Rescue Equipment ==<br /> <br /> ;BCA Training Videos: https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety/avalanche-rescue<br /> <br /> ;Extensive Transceiver Reviews: https://beaconreviews.com<br /> ;Transceiver Software Updates: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp<br /> <br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety: http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises ==<br /> ;Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise: https://avysavvy.avalanche.ca/en-ca/route-finding-exercises<br /> ;CalTopo mapping tool: https://caltopo.com<br /> ;CalTopo training: https://training.caltopo.com<br /> ; Backcountry Ski Maps (with routes and slope angle shading, digital and print): https://backcountryskimaps.com<br /> <br /> == Map reading ==<br /> ;Introduction to Topographical maps: http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/<br /> ;How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map: https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2001/0035/report.pdf<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Video/Media Archive ==<br /> ;A Dozen More Turns (Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s<br /> ;The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (Film): http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000001957178/the-avalanche-at-tunnel-creek.html<br /> ;The Human Factor 1.0: http://www.powder.com/the-human-factor-1.0/<br /> ;The Human Factor 2.0: https://www.youtube.com/@powdermag/search?query=The%20human%20factor%202.0<br /> ;Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial &amp; Rescue in Haines, Alaska: http://vimeo.com/6581009<br /> ;Tree Well Incident Caught on Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg<br /> ;Wilson Glade Avalanche Incident Report (2021): https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/59084<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<br /> ;Sierra Avalanche Center local providers: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education<br /> <br /> <br /> == Beacons software and testing == (as of 10/2017)<br /> ;Beacon reviews http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/transceiver_overview.asp<br /> ;Barryvox (Mammut) Firmware 4.0 - update and test by <br /> ;Tracker testing (BCA) - testing checklist http://backcountryaccess.com/product/avalanche-transceiver-tracker-2/<br /> ;Ortovox https://www.ortovox.com/us/services/emergency-equipment/avalanche-transceivers/update/<br /> ;Pieps Service Centers http://www.pieps.com/en/dealer?keys=&amp;&amp;lat=39.327962&amp;lon=-120.18325329999999<br /> <br /> == Recommended Reading ==<br /> ;Snow Sense, Jill Fredston &amp; Doug Fesler, Fifth Edition (2011)<br /> ;Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)<br /> ;Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (2008)<br /> ;Avalanche Handbook, David McClung &amp; Peter Schaerer (2006)</div> IanBolliger http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2022-12-16T21:31:48Z <p>IanBolliger: /* Map reading */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-tutorial/<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/#anchors<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Free snow pit plotting software: http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;A quick description of faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Stability Test Videos ==<br /> ;Where to Dig a Snowpit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM<br /> ;Demonstrations of several snowpack (in)stability tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwhuP4qtQg<br /> <br /> == Rescue and Rescue Equipment ==<br /> <br /> ;BCA Training Videos: https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety/avalanche-rescue<br /> <br /> ;Extensive Transceiver Reviews: https://beaconreviews.com<br /> ;Transceiver Software Updates: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp<br /> <br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety: http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises ==<br /> ;Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise: https://avysavvy.avalanche.ca/en-ca/route-finding-exercises<br /> ;CalTopo mapping tool: https://caltopo.com<br /> ;CalTopo training: https://training.caltopo.com<br /> ; Backcountry Ski Maps (with routes and slope angle shading, digital and print): https://backcountryskimaps.com<br /> <br /> == Map reading ==<br /> ;Introduction to Topographical maps: http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/<br /> ;How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map: https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2001/0035/report.pdf<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Video/Media Archive ==<br /> ;A Dozen More Turns (Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s<br /> ;The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (Film): http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000001957178/the-avalanche-at-tunnel-creek.html<br /> ; The Human Factor 1.0: http://www.powder.com/the-human-factor-1.0/<br /> ; The Human Factor 2.0: http://features.powder.com/human-factor-2.0/chapter-1<br /> ;Dry Gulch Avalanche (December 5, 2010 Report): http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=225&amp;accfm=inv<br /> ;Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial &amp; Rescue in Haines, Alaska: http://vimeo.com/6581009<br /> ;Tree Well Incident Caught on Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<br /> ;Sierra Avalanche Center local providers: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education<br /> <br /> <br /> == Beacons software and testing == (as of 10/2017)<br /> ;Beacon reviews http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/transceiver_overview.asp<br /> ;Barryvox (Mammut) Firmware 4.0 - update and test by <br /> ;Tracker testing (BCA) - testing checklist http://backcountryaccess.com/product/avalanche-transceiver-tracker-2/<br /> ;Ortovox https://www.ortovox.com/us/services/emergency-equipment/avalanche-transceivers/update/<br /> ;Pieps Service Centers http://www.pieps.com/en/dealer?keys=&amp;&amp;lat=39.327962&amp;lon=-120.18325329999999<br /> <br /> == Recommended Reading ==<br /> ;Snow Sense, Jill Fredston &amp; Doug Fesler, Fifth Edition (2011)<br /> ;Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)<br /> ;Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (2008)<br /> ;Avalanche Handbook, David McClung &amp; Peter Schaerer (2006)</div> IanBolliger http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2022-12-16T21:27:34Z <p>IanBolliger: /* On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-tutorial/<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/#anchors<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Free snow pit plotting software: http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;A quick description of faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Stability Test Videos ==<br /> ;Where to Dig a Snowpit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM<br /> ;Demonstrations of several snowpack (in)stability tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwhuP4qtQg<br /> <br /> == Rescue and Rescue Equipment ==<br /> <br /> ;BCA Training Videos: https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety/avalanche-rescue<br /> <br /> ;Extensive Transceiver Reviews: https://beaconreviews.com<br /> ;Transceiver Software Updates: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp<br /> <br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety: http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises ==<br /> ;Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise: https://avysavvy.avalanche.ca/en-ca/route-finding-exercises<br /> ;CalTopo mapping tool: https://caltopo.com<br /> ;CalTopo training: https://training.caltopo.com<br /> ; Backcountry Ski Maps (with routes and slope angle shading, digital and print): https://backcountryskimaps.com<br /> <br /> == Map reading ==<br /> ;Introduction to Topographical maps: http://faculty.icc.edu/estermer/reading_a_topographic_map.htm; http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/<br /> ;How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/compass.html<br /> ;Interactive Map tutorial: http://voyager.cs.bgsu.edu/topo/topo.html<br /> ;Guide to Topo Map Margins: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/map_margins_2p.pdf<br /> ; Using a GPS with a Paper Map:http://www.n-sda.org/files/education/maps/UsingaGarminGPSwithPaperLandMaps_Manual.pdf<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Video/Media Archive ==<br /> ;A Dozen More Turns (Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s<br /> ;The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (Film): http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000001957178/the-avalanche-at-tunnel-creek.html<br /> ; The Human Factor 1.0: http://www.powder.com/the-human-factor-1.0/<br /> ; The Human Factor 2.0: http://features.powder.com/human-factor-2.0/chapter-1<br /> ;Dry Gulch Avalanche (December 5, 2010 Report): http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=225&amp;accfm=inv<br /> ;Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial &amp; Rescue in Haines, Alaska: http://vimeo.com/6581009<br /> ;Tree Well Incident Caught on Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<br /> ;Sierra Avalanche Center local providers: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education<br /> <br /> <br /> == Beacons software and testing == (as of 10/2017)<br /> ;Beacon reviews http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/transceiver_overview.asp<br /> ;Barryvox (Mammut) Firmware 4.0 - update and test by <br /> ;Tracker testing (BCA) - testing checklist http://backcountryaccess.com/product/avalanche-transceiver-tracker-2/<br /> ;Ortovox https://www.ortovox.com/us/services/emergency-equipment/avalanche-transceivers/update/<br /> ;Pieps Service Centers http://www.pieps.com/en/dealer?keys=&amp;&amp;lat=39.327962&amp;lon=-120.18325329999999<br /> <br /> == Recommended Reading ==<br /> ;Snow Sense, Jill Fredston &amp; Doug Fesler, Fifth Edition (2011)<br /> ;Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)<br /> ;Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (2008)<br /> ;Avalanche Handbook, David McClung &amp; Peter Schaerer (2006)</div> IanBolliger http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2022-12-16T21:19:17Z <p>IanBolliger: /* Rescue and Rescue Equipment */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-tutorial/<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/#anchors<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Free snow pit plotting software: http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;A quick description of faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Stability Test Videos ==<br /> ;Where to Dig a Snowpit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM<br /> ;Demonstrations of several snowpack (in)stability tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwhuP4qtQg<br /> <br /> == Rescue and Rescue Equipment ==<br /> <br /> ;BCA Training Videos: https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety/avalanche-rescue<br /> <br /> ;Extensive Transceiver Reviews: https://beaconreviews.com<br /> ;Transceiver Software Updates: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp<br /> <br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety: http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises ==<br /> ;Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Topography Map With Slope Angle Shading (CalTopo): http://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=39.35607,-120.33959&amp;z=16&amp;b=sat&amp;o=t&amp;n=0.32&amp;a=c,sg/<br /> ;CalTopo Tutorial (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWz9StwPKSE<br /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Slope Angle Maps: http://www.slopeanglemaps.com/ [no longer exists! slope angle maps for Washington and Utah available at http://avalanche-maps.org/map.html]<br /> == Map reading ==<br /> ;Introduction to Topographical maps: http://faculty.icc.edu/estermer/reading_a_topographic_map.htm; http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/<br /> ;How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/compass.html<br /> ;Interactive Map tutorial: http://voyager.cs.bgsu.edu/topo/topo.html<br /> ;Guide to Topo Map Margins: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/map_margins_2p.pdf<br /> ; Using a GPS with a Paper Map:http://www.n-sda.org/files/education/maps/UsingaGarminGPSwithPaperLandMaps_Manual.pdf<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Video/Media Archive ==<br /> ;A Dozen More Turns (Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s<br /> ;The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (Film): http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000001957178/the-avalanche-at-tunnel-creek.html<br /> ; The Human Factor 1.0: http://www.powder.com/the-human-factor-1.0/<br /> ; The Human Factor 2.0: http://features.powder.com/human-factor-2.0/chapter-1<br /> ;Dry Gulch Avalanche (December 5, 2010 Report): http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=225&amp;accfm=inv<br /> ;Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial &amp; Rescue in Haines, Alaska: http://vimeo.com/6581009<br /> ;Tree Well Incident Caught on Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<br /> ;Sierra Avalanche Center local providers: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education<br /> <br /> <br /> == Beacons software and testing == (as of 10/2017)<br /> ;Beacon reviews http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/transceiver_overview.asp<br /> ;Barryvox (Mammut) Firmware 4.0 - update and test by <br /> ;Tracker testing (BCA) - testing checklist http://backcountryaccess.com/product/avalanche-transceiver-tracker-2/<br /> ;Ortovox https://www.ortovox.com/us/services/emergency-equipment/avalanche-transceivers/update/<br /> ;Pieps Service Centers http://www.pieps.com/en/dealer?keys=&amp;&amp;lat=39.327962&amp;lon=-120.18325329999999<br /> <br /> == Recommended Reading ==<br /> ;Snow Sense, Jill Fredston &amp; Doug Fesler, Fifth Edition (2011)<br /> ;Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)<br /> ;Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (2008)<br /> ;Avalanche Handbook, David McClung &amp; Peter Schaerer (2006)</div> IanBolliger http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2022-12-16T21:13:43Z <p>IanBolliger: /* Stability Test Videos */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-tutorial/<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/#anchors<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Free snow pit plotting software: http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;A quick description of faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Stability Test Videos ==<br /> ;Where to Dig a Snowpit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM<br /> ;Demonstrations of several snowpack (in)stability tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwhuP4qtQg<br /> <br /> == Rescue and Rescue Equipment ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching 101 (by BCA, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_W4dbVzogw<br /> ;Proper Probing Technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-iz8L-2dI<br /> ;Strategic Shoveling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-PiGTbZceQ&amp;feature=youtu.be<br /> ;Transceiver Reviews: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/<br /> ;Transceiver Manuals: <br /> ;Transceiver Software Updates: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp<br /> <br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises ==<br /> ;Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Topography Map With Slope Angle Shading (CalTopo): http://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=39.35607,-120.33959&amp;z=16&amp;b=sat&amp;o=t&amp;n=0.32&amp;a=c,sg/<br /> ;CalTopo Tutorial (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWz9StwPKSE<br /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Slope Angle Maps: http://www.slopeanglemaps.com/ [no longer exists! slope angle maps for Washington and Utah available at http://avalanche-maps.org/map.html]<br /> == Map reading ==<br /> ;Introduction to Topographical maps: http://faculty.icc.edu/estermer/reading_a_topographic_map.htm; http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/<br /> ;How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/compass.html<br /> ;Interactive Map tutorial: http://voyager.cs.bgsu.edu/topo/topo.html<br /> ;Guide to Topo Map Margins: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/map_margins_2p.pdf<br /> ; Using a GPS with a Paper Map:http://www.n-sda.org/files/education/maps/UsingaGarminGPSwithPaperLandMaps_Manual.pdf<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Video/Media Archive ==<br /> ;A Dozen More Turns (Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s<br /> ;The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (Film): http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000001957178/the-avalanche-at-tunnel-creek.html<br /> ; The Human Factor 1.0: http://www.powder.com/the-human-factor-1.0/<br /> ; The Human Factor 2.0: http://features.powder.com/human-factor-2.0/chapter-1<br /> ;Dry Gulch Avalanche (December 5, 2010 Report): http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=225&amp;accfm=inv<br /> ;Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial &amp; Rescue in Haines, Alaska: http://vimeo.com/6581009<br /> ;Tree Well Incident Caught on Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<br /> ;Sierra Avalanche Center local providers: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education<br /> <br /> <br /> == Beacons software and testing == (as of 10/2017)<br /> ;Beacon reviews http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/transceiver_overview.asp<br /> ;Barryvox (Mammut) Firmware 4.0 - update and test by <br /> ;Tracker testing (BCA) - testing checklist http://backcountryaccess.com/product/avalanche-transceiver-tracker-2/<br /> ;Ortovox https://www.ortovox.com/us/services/emergency-equipment/avalanche-transceivers/update/<br /> ;Pieps Service Centers http://www.pieps.com/en/dealer?keys=&amp;&amp;lat=39.327962&amp;lon=-120.18325329999999<br /> <br /> == Recommended Reading ==<br /> ;Snow Sense, Jill Fredston &amp; Doug Fesler, Fifth Edition (2011)<br /> ;Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)<br /> ;Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (2008)<br /> ;Avalanche Handbook, David McClung &amp; Peter Schaerer (2006)</div> IanBolliger http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2022-12-16T21:00:01Z <p>IanBolliger: /* Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-tutorial/<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/#anchors<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Free snow pit plotting software: http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;A quick description of faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Stability Test Videos ==<br /> ;Where to Dig a Snowpit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM<br /> ;Compression Test Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-NEUfZP1U#t=47<br /> ;Extended Column Test: http://utahavalanchecenter.org/how-do-extended-column-test<br /> ;Propagation Saw Test: https://vimeo.com/36119535 and http://vimeo.com/37092331<br /> ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes<br /> <br /> == Rescue and Rescue Equipment ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching 101 (by BCA, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_W4dbVzogw<br /> ;Proper Probing Technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-iz8L-2dI<br /> ;Strategic Shoveling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-PiGTbZceQ&amp;feature=youtu.be<br /> ;Transceiver Reviews: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/<br /> ;Transceiver Manuals: <br /> ;Transceiver Software Updates: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp<br /> <br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises ==<br /> ;Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Topography Map With Slope Angle Shading (CalTopo): http://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=39.35607,-120.33959&amp;z=16&amp;b=sat&amp;o=t&amp;n=0.32&amp;a=c,sg/<br /> ;CalTopo Tutorial (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWz9StwPKSE<br /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Slope Angle Maps: http://www.slopeanglemaps.com/ [no longer exists! slope angle maps for Washington and Utah available at http://avalanche-maps.org/map.html]<br /> == Map reading ==<br /> ;Introduction to Topographical maps: http://faculty.icc.edu/estermer/reading_a_topographic_map.htm; http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/<br /> ;How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/compass.html<br /> ;Interactive Map tutorial: http://voyager.cs.bgsu.edu/topo/topo.html<br /> ;Guide to Topo Map Margins: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/map_margins_2p.pdf<br /> ; Using a GPS with a Paper Map:http://www.n-sda.org/files/education/maps/UsingaGarminGPSwithPaperLandMaps_Manual.pdf<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Video/Media Archive ==<br /> ;A Dozen More Turns (Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s<br /> ;The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (Film): http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000001957178/the-avalanche-at-tunnel-creek.html<br /> ; The Human Factor 1.0: http://www.powder.com/the-human-factor-1.0/<br /> ; The Human Factor 2.0: http://features.powder.com/human-factor-2.0/chapter-1<br /> ;Dry Gulch Avalanche (December 5, 2010 Report): http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=225&amp;accfm=inv<br /> ;Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial &amp; Rescue in Haines, Alaska: http://vimeo.com/6581009<br /> ;Tree Well Incident Caught on Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<br /> ;Sierra Avalanche Center local providers: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education<br /> <br /> <br /> == Beacons software and testing == (as of 10/2017)<br /> ;Beacon reviews http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/transceiver_overview.asp<br /> ;Barryvox (Mammut) Firmware 4.0 - update and test by <br /> ;Tracker testing (BCA) - testing checklist http://backcountryaccess.com/product/avalanche-transceiver-tracker-2/<br /> ;Ortovox https://www.ortovox.com/us/services/emergency-equipment/avalanche-transceivers/update/<br /> ;Pieps Service Centers http://www.pieps.com/en/dealer?keys=&amp;&amp;lat=39.327962&amp;lon=-120.18325329999999<br /> <br /> == Recommended Reading ==<br /> ;Snow Sense, Jill Fredston &amp; Doug Fesler, Fifth Edition (2011)<br /> ;Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)<br /> ;Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (2008)<br /> ;Avalanche Handbook, David McClung &amp; Peter Schaerer (2006)</div> IanBolliger http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2022-12-16T20:59:41Z <p>IanBolliger: /* Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-tutorial/<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/#anchors<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;A quick description of faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Stability Test Videos ==<br /> ;Where to Dig a Snowpit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM<br /> ;Compression Test Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-NEUfZP1U#t=47<br /> ;Extended Column Test: http://utahavalanchecenter.org/how-do-extended-column-test<br /> ;Propagation Saw Test: https://vimeo.com/36119535 and http://vimeo.com/37092331<br /> ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes<br /> <br /> == Rescue and Rescue Equipment ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching 101 (by BCA, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_W4dbVzogw<br /> ;Proper Probing Technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-iz8L-2dI<br /> ;Strategic Shoveling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-PiGTbZceQ&amp;feature=youtu.be<br /> ;Transceiver Reviews: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/<br /> ;Transceiver Manuals: <br /> ;Transceiver Software Updates: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp<br /> <br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises ==<br /> ;Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Topography Map With Slope Angle Shading (CalTopo): http://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=39.35607,-120.33959&amp;z=16&amp;b=sat&amp;o=t&amp;n=0.32&amp;a=c,sg/<br /> ;CalTopo Tutorial (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWz9StwPKSE<br /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Slope Angle Maps: http://www.slopeanglemaps.com/ [no longer exists! slope angle maps for Washington and Utah available at http://avalanche-maps.org/map.html]<br /> == Map reading ==<br /> ;Introduction to Topographical maps: http://faculty.icc.edu/estermer/reading_a_topographic_map.htm; http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/<br /> ;How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/compass.html<br /> ;Interactive Map tutorial: http://voyager.cs.bgsu.edu/topo/topo.html<br /> ;Guide to Topo Map Margins: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/map_margins_2p.pdf<br /> ; Using a GPS with a Paper Map:http://www.n-sda.org/files/education/maps/UsingaGarminGPSwithPaperLandMaps_Manual.pdf<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Video/Media Archive ==<br /> ;A Dozen More Turns (Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s<br /> ;The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (Film): http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000001957178/the-avalanche-at-tunnel-creek.html<br /> ; The Human Factor 1.0: http://www.powder.com/the-human-factor-1.0/<br /> ; The Human Factor 2.0: http://features.powder.com/human-factor-2.0/chapter-1<br /> ;Dry Gulch Avalanche (December 5, 2010 Report): http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=225&amp;accfm=inv<br /> ;Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial &amp; Rescue in Haines, Alaska: http://vimeo.com/6581009<br /> ;Tree Well Incident Caught on Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg<br /> <br /> == Avalanche Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<br /> ;Sierra Avalanche Center local providers: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education<br /> <br /> <br /> == Beacons software and testing == (as of 10/2017)<br /> ;Beacon reviews http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/transceiver_overview.asp<br /> ;Barryvox (Mammut) Firmware 4.0 - update and test by <br /> ;Tracker testing (BCA) - testing checklist http://backcountryaccess.com/product/avalanche-transceiver-tracker-2/<br /> ;Ortovox https://www.ortovox.com/us/services/emergency-equipment/avalanche-transceivers/update/<br /> ;Pieps Service Centers http://www.pieps.com/en/dealer?keys=&amp;&amp;lat=39.327962&amp;lon=-120.18325329999999<br /> <br /> == Recommended Reading ==<br /> ;Snow Sense, Jill Fredston &amp; Doug Fesler, Fifth Edition (2011)<br /> ;Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)<br /> ;Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (2008)<br /> ;Avalanche Handbook, David McClung &amp; Peter Schaerer (2006)</div> IanBolliger