Difference between revisions of "Avalanche Related Resources"

Latest revision as of 10:42, 11 January 2023

[edit] Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature

Avalanche Safety Tutorial (National Avalanche Center)

https://avalanche.org/avalanche-tutorial/

Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center)

https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/#anchors

How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center)

http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory

Free snow pit plotting software

http://www.snowpilot.org/

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

[edit] Stability Test Videos

Where to Dig a Snowpit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM

Demonstrations of several snowpack (in)stability tests

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwhuP4qtQg

[edit] Rescue and Rescue Equipment

BCA Training Videos

https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety/avalanche-rescue

Extensive Transceiver Reviews

https://beaconreviews.com

Transceiver Software Updates

http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp

Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety

http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/

[edit] On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises

Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise

https://avysavvy.avalanche.ca/en-ca/route-finding-exercises

CalTopo mapping tool

https://caltopo.com

CalTopo training

https://training.caltopo.com

Backcountry Ski Maps (with routes and slope angle shading, digital and print)

https://backcountryskimaps.com

[edit] Tools for Slope Angle in the field

Pieps 30 Degree Plus XT Electronic Inclinometer

BCA Slopemeter https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/p/slope-meter-2023

Poleclinometer https://poleclinometer.com/

Sunnto MC-2G compass with inclinometer https://www.rei.com/product/652898/suunto-mc-2g-navigator-compass

Mountain Summit Gear Deluxe Mirrored Sighting Compass with Declination - https://www.rei.com/rei-garage/product/131462/mountain-summit-gear-deluxe-mirrored-sighting-compass-with-declination

Phone apps:

Wasatch Backcountry Skiing

https://wbskiing.com/inclinometer.php

[edit] Alpha Angle References

2014 WildSnow article

Alpha Angle — How Far Can that Avalanche Go? by Lou Dawson https://www.wildsnow.com/10011/alpha-angle-avalanche-safety/

Backcountry Magazine 2016 article

Mountain Skills: Understanding Alpha Angles https://backcountrymagazine.com/stories/mountain-skills-alpha-angle/

[edit] Map reading

Introduction to Topographical maps

http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/

How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map

https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2001/0035/report.pdf

[edit] Avalanche Video/Media Archive

A Dozen More Turns (Film)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s

The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (Film)

http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000001957178/the-avalanche-at-tunnel-creek.html

The Human Factor 1.0

http://www.powder.com/the-human-factor-1.0/

The Human Factor 2.0

https://www.youtube.com/@powdermag/search?query=The%20human%20factor%202.0

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

http://vimeo.com/6581009

Tree Well Incident Caught on Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg

Wilson Glade Avalanche Incident Report (2021)

https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/59084

[edit] Avalanche Education

Sierra Avalanche Center local providers

https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education/providers

[edit] Recommended Reading

Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)

Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (3rd edition, 2018)

Avalanche Handbook, David McClung & Peter Schaerer (4th edition coming 2023)

[edit] Local and National/Global Route Finding Resources

Backcountry Ski Maps

https://backcountryskimaps.com

FATMAP (contains some BC and side-country routes in addition to resort runs)

https://fatmap.com

rootsrated.com

https://rootsrated.com/lake-tahoe-ca/backcountry-skiing

Powder project

https://www.powderproject.com

THE Eastern Sierra Guidebook

https://www.amazon.com/Backcountry-Skiing-Californias-Eastern-Sierra/dp/1938393333

Tahoe Ski Atlas (Beautiful visual guidebook for the Tahoe area)

https://tahoeskiatlas.com

The BackCountry Shop - Mike's ski tours

https://thebackcountry.com/mikes-ski-tours/