Difference between revisions of "Avalanche Related Resources"

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Slope angle shading: CalTopo.com is the best, and free. You can print maps to PDF, overlay and adjust transparency of each layer. SlopeAngleMaps.com: Charges about $1 per 4 square miles, and takes longer to obtain. You can generate KML overlays and you have more control of the shading,

  http://www.caltopo.com
  http://www.SlopeAngleMaps.com: 

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

  http://vimeo.com/6581009

AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training:

  http://www.avtraining.org/

Transceiver reviews:

  http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/

Danger Rose Tutorial:

  http://utahavalanchecenter.org/danger_rose_tutorial

Avalanche Encyclopedia (UAC):

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

Shear Quality video (UAC):http://utahavalanchecenter.org/observation_intermediate_ridgein_cardiff_fork_1212011:

Snow pit plotting software(free):

  http://www.snowpilot.org/

“A Dozen More Turns” The film 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/