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Revision as of 17:16, 8 December 2012
Welcome to TBSPedia
Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol
- 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.
Resources
- 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
Avalanche Class links
Dry Gulch Avalanche 12/5/2010: http://avalanche.state.co.us/acc/accidents_co.php
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:
Shear Quality video (UAC):http://utahavalanchecenter.org/observation_intermediate_ridgein_cardiff_fork_1212011:
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/
About the Patrol
A short slideshow about TBSP Patrols and Search and Rescue!
Information for Patrollers
- 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.
Learn about wikis: [Quick Start instructions from wikipedia], [a full tutorial on using wikis], and How to upload files.