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Welcome to TBSPedia

TBSP at our 2007 Operations Refresher

About Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol: Learn more about the patrol and our activities.
Join the Patrol: Introduction to the Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol! Instructions for prospective candidates.
TBSP in the News: News articles and press clippings about Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol.
Ski-Along: Schedule an on-the-snow introduction to backcountry patrolling.

Patrol Manual: Read up on the policies and protocols of the Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol.
Current conditions: Links for up to date weather, traffic and avalanche information.
Miscellaneous: Links for physical conditioning, tree-well immersion, etc.
Simple GPS route to Peter Grubb Hut: http://wiki.tbsp.org/PGH_Route

Video - Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial & Rescue in Haines, Alaska:

  http://vimeo.com/6581009

Danger Rose Tutorial:

  http://utahavalanchecenter.org/danger_rose_tutorial

Avalanche Encyclopedia (UAC):

  http://www.avalanche.org/~uac/encyclopedia/index.htm

Extended Compression Test:

Strategic Shovelling:

Online Tutorials:

  http://utahavalanchecenter.org/online_tutorials

The film “A Dozen More Turns” can be found at:

  part 1 of 3: [1]: 
  part 2 of 3: [2]:
  part 3 of 3: [3]:

Snow crystals and physics of their formation.

  http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/

Transceiver reviews:

  http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/

AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training:

  http://www.avtraining.org/

Snow pit plotting software(free):

  http://www.snowpilot.org/

A short slideshow about TBSP Patrols and Search and Rescue!

Search And Rescue: Information and Signup Instructions for the Search and Rescue Team.
Boreal Patrol: Instructions for your Boreal day.
Hobart Chalet: Chalet instructions for this year.
Avalanche Related Resources: Links about avalanche stuff.
Operations - things to fix: Bulletin board for posting items needing attention, or volunteering to fix it!.
Senior Program: Information on how and why to become a Senior Patroller in TBSP.

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 ;[[Avalanche Related Resources]]: Links about avalanche stuff.
 ;[[Operations - things to fix]]: Bulletin board for posting items needing attention, or volunteering to fix it!.
-;[[Senior Program]]: Information on how and why to become a Senior Patroller in TBSP (WIP).
+;[[Senior Program]]: Information on how and why to become a Senior Patroller in TBSP.
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