http://wiki.tbsp.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=SachikoTanikawa TBSPedia - User contributions [en] 2026-04-15T01:34:58Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.20.2 http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2017-01-24T09:24:50Z <p>SachikoTanikawa: /* Stability Test Videos */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Association): http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Crested Butte Avalanche Center Glossary: http://cbavalanchecenter.org/glossary/<br /> ;Avalanche Terms (American Avalanche Association): http://www.avalanche.org/moonstone/biblio%20&amp;%20gloss/AVALANCHE%20TERMS.htm<br /> ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;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 ==<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: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/Manuals.asp/<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 /> ;NSP Avalanche Level 1 - Jan 28/29 at Pinecrest and tour on Feb 5 at Castle Peak.<br /> <br /> == Beacons software and testing == (as of 9/2016)<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> SachikoTanikawa http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2016-01-16T21:13:27Z <p>SachikoTanikawa: /* On-line Tools and Exercises */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Association): http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Crested Butte Avalanche Center Glossary: http://cbavalanchecenter.org/glossary/<br /> ;Avalanche Terms (American Avalanche Association): http://www.avalanche.org/moonstone/biblio%20&amp;%20gloss/AVALANCHE%20TERMS.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: http://vimeo.com/37092331<br /> ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes<br /> <br /> == Rescue ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching (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: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/Manuals.asp/<br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Tools and Exercises ==<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 Maps: http://www.slopeanglemaps.com/ [no longer exists! slope angle maps for Washington and Utah available at http://avalanche-maps.org/map.html]<br /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Route-Finding Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;Faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Avalanche 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 /> ;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 /> == Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<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> SachikoTanikawa http://wiki.tbsp.org/Current_conditions Current conditions 2016-01-09T06:09:58Z <p>SachikoTanikawa: /* Weather */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche ==<br /> <br /> ;Sierra Avalanche Center - Daily Avalanche Forecast: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/advisory<br /> ;Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center map:http://www.esavalanche.org/Advisories.htm<br /> ;Avalanche.org: http://www.Avalanche.org/<br /> ;AAA SWAG: Snow, Weather, and Avalanches Observational Guidelines; http://americanavalancheassociation.org/pub_swag.php<br /> ;CSAC: http://www.avalanche-center.org/<br /> <br /> == Roads and Traffic ==<br /> ;Lake Tahoe road conditions: http://www.skialpine.com/mountain/lake-tahoe-road-conditions<br /> ;NCal realtime traffic: http://www.sigalert.com/Map.asp?region=Sacramento#lat=38.72413&amp;lon=-121.45917&amp;z=3<br /> ;I80 webcams:http://www.Magnifeye.com<br /> ;Interstate 80 Conditions:http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/i80<br /> ;CHP Traffic Incidents, Truckee:http://cad.chp.ca.gov/?centerin=TKCC&amp;amp;submit=Go!<br /> ;CalTrans Mountain Pass Closures:http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/clsdlst.htm<br /> ;511.org Traffic real-time:http://traffic.511.org/sfgate/<br /> ;Caltrans Live Traffic Cams:http://video.dot.ca.gov/<br /> ;Lassen roads:http://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/current_conditions.htm#CP_JUMP_138964<br /> <br /> == Weather ==<br /> ;Mountain Weather Forecast: http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Castle-Peak-California/forecasts/2000<br /> <br /> ;Open Snow discussion: http://opensnow.com/dailysnow/tahoe<br /> <br /> ;Open Snow weather maps and resort stats: http://www.opensnow.com/about/tahoeinfo<br /> <br /> ;NorCal 6 day forecast, by 12-hour increments:http://www.snow-forecast.com/maps/static/ncal/6days<br /> <br /> ;QPF 5 DAY FORECAST: <br /> http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-7.shtml<br /> <br /> ;NOAA Weather, Castle Valley:http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=39.35447606884594&amp;lon=-120.3548812866211&amp;site=sto&amp;smap=1&amp;marine=0&amp;unit=0&amp;lg=en<br /> <br /> ;UNISYS NorthWest Hemisphere InfaRed Satellite map:http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_ir_enh_hem_loop-12.html<br /> <br /> ;NOAA RADAR, Reno, NV; Base reflectiviy Loop: http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=RGX&amp;product=N0R&amp;overlay=11101111&amp;loop=yes<br /> <br /> ;6 day SNOW-FORECAST.COM for Sugarbowl mid-mountain 7634 ft. Shows freezing levels and wind: http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Sugar-Bowl/6day/mid<br /> <br /> ;NOAA Reno AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecasts/display_special_product_versions.php?sid=rev&amp;pil=afd<br /> <br /> == Snowpack/Weather Historical Measurements ==<br /> ; Wunderground snowpack summary; http://www.wunderground.com/StateSnowDepth.asp?state=CA&amp;MR=1:<br /> ;Sierra Crest (Squaw Summit 8700') NWS reporting station; http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/remotedata/screst.php:<br /> ;Observed last 24 hour precipitation; http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/precipMaps.php?group=ns&amp;hour=24&amp;synoptic=0:<br /> ;Overview, by California Cooperative Snow Surveys; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow/current/snow/:<br /> ;Daily Snow Sensor Report, sorted by River Basin. Shows latest 24-hour accumulation and Elevation; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snowsurvey_sno/PAGE6:<br /> <br /> ;CHART Current YTD Precipitation vs. Historical for Northern Sierra: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/precip/PLOT_ESI<br /> <br /> ;'''FAVORITE PLOTS (N to S)''':<br /> ;Ward Mtn (Alpine Meadows); http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/remotedata/ward.php<br /> ;Slide Mtn (Mt. Rose ski area - 9650'); http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/remotedata/slide.php<br /> ;Central Sierra Snow Lab (CSSL) 6,200'; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?CSL&amp;d=15-Dec-2008+15:56<br /> ;Squaw Valley Gold Coast 8,200'; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?SQV<br /> ;Rubicon Peak, Lake Tahoe basin 7,500'; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?RP2<br /> ;Echo Peak, 7800'; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/staMeta?station_id=EP5:<br /> ;Deadman's Creek, 9250', on Hiway 108, W.of Sonora Pass; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/staMeta?station_id=DDM</div> SachikoTanikawa http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2016-01-09T04:53:35Z <p>SachikoTanikawa: /* Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Association): http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Crested Butte Avalanche Center Glossary: http://cbavalanchecenter.org/glossary/<br /> ;Avalanche Terms (American Avalanche Association): http://www.avalanche.org/moonstone/biblio%20&amp;%20gloss/AVALANCHE%20TERMS.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: http://vimeo.com/37092331<br /> ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes<br /> <br /> == Rescue ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching (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: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/Manuals.asp/<br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Tools and Exercises ==<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: http://caltopo.com/about.html<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 /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Route-Finding Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;Faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Avalanche 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 /> ;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 /> == Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<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> SachikoTanikawa http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2016-01-09T03:20:19Z <p>SachikoTanikawa: /* Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Association): http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Crested Butte Avalanche Center Glossary: http://cbavalanchecenter.org/glossary/<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: http://vimeo.com/37092331<br /> ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes<br /> <br /> == Rescue ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching (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: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/Manuals.asp/<br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Tools and Exercises ==<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: http://caltopo.com/about.html<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 /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Route-Finding Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;Faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Avalanche 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 /> ;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 /> == Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<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> SachikoTanikawa http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2016-01-09T03:20:05Z <p>SachikoTanikawa: /* Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Associatio): http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Crested Butte Avalanche Center Glossary: http://cbavalanchecenter.org/glossary/<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: http://vimeo.com/37092331<br /> ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes<br /> <br /> == Rescue ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching (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: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/Manuals.asp/<br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Tools and Exercises ==<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: http://caltopo.com/about.html<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 /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Route-Finding Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;Faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Avalanche 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 /> ;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 /> == Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<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> SachikoTanikawa http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2016-01-09T03:19:41Z <p>SachikoTanikawa: </p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Associatio)n: http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Crested Butte Avalanche Center Glossary: http://cbavalanchecenter.org/glossary/<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: http://vimeo.com/37092331<br /> ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes<br /> <br /> == Rescue ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching (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: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/Manuals.asp/<br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Tools and Exercises ==<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: http://caltopo.com/about.html<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 /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Route-Finding Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;Faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Avalanche 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 /> ;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 /> == Education ==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/<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> SachikoTanikawa http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2016-01-09T01:47:11Z <p>SachikoTanikawa: /* Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature */</p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Associatio)n: http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Crested Butte Avalanche Center Glossary: http://cbavalanchecenter.org/glossary/<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: http://vimeo.com/37092331<br /> ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes<br /> <br /> == Rescue ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching (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: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/Manuals.asp/<br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Tools and Exercises ==<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: http://caltopo.com/about.html<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 /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Route-Finding Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;Faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Avalanche 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 /> ;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 /> == Education==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/</div> SachikoTanikawa http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2016-01-09T01:46:36Z <p>SachikoTanikawa: </p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Association: http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<br /> ;Crested Butte Avalanche Center Glossary: http://cbavalanchecenter.org/glossary/<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: http://vimeo.com/37092331<br /> ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes<br /> <br /> == Rescue ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching (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: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/Manuals.asp/<br /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Tools and Exercises ==<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: http://caltopo.com/about.html<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 /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Route-Finding Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;Faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Avalanche 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 /> ;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 /> == Education==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/</div> SachikoTanikawa http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2015-12-30T07:07:57Z <p>SachikoTanikawa: </p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Association: http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<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: http://vimeo.com/37092331<br /> ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes<br /> <br /> == Rescue ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching (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 /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Tools and Exercises ==<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: http://caltopo.com/about.html<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 /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Route-Finding Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;Faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Avalanche 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 /> ;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 /> == Education==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/</div> SachikoTanikawa http://wiki.tbsp.org/Avalanche_Related_Resources Avalanche Related Resources 2015-12-30T07:03:38Z <p>SachikoTanikawa: </p> <hr /> <div>== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature ==<br /> ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Association: http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html<br /> ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/<br /> ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory<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: http://vimeo.com/37092331<br /> ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes<br /> <br /> == Rescue ==<br /> ;Beacon Searching (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 /> ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/<br /> <br /> == On-line Tools and Exercises ==<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: http://caltopo.com/about.html<br /> ;Slope Angle Maps: http://www.slopeanglemaps.com/<br /> ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/<br /> ;Route-Finding Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp<br /> ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/<br /> ;Faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm<br /> <br /> == Avalanche 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 /> ;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 /> == Education==<br /> ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/</div> SachikoTanikawa