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== Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature == | == Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature == | ||
− | ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Association: http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html | + | ;Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Association): http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html |
;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/ | ;Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center): http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/ | ||
;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory | ;How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center): http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory | ||
+ | ;Crested Butte Avalanche Center Glossary: http://cbavalanchecenter.org/glossary/ | ||
+ | ;Avalanche Terms (American Avalanche Association): http://www.avalanche.org/moonstone/biblio%20&%20gloss/AVALANCHE%20TERMS.htm | ||
+ | ;Snow pit plotting software(free): http://www.snowpilot.org/ | ||
+ | ;Faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation): http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm | ||
== Stability Test Videos == | == Stability Test Videos == | ||
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;Compression Test Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-NEUfZP1U#t=47 | ;Compression Test Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-NEUfZP1U#t=47 | ||
;Extended Column Test: http://utahavalanchecenter.org/how-do-extended-column-test | ;Extended Column Test: http://utahavalanchecenter.org/how-do-extended-column-test | ||
− | ;Propagation Saw Test: http://vimeo.com/37092331 | + | ;Propagation Saw Test: https://vimeo.com/36119535 and http://vimeo.com/37092331 |
;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes | ;Shovel Shear Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes | ||
− | == Rescue == | + | == Rescue and Rescue Equipment == |
− | ;Beacon Searching (2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_W4dbVzogw | + | ;Beacon Searching 101 (by BCA, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_W4dbVzogw |
;Proper Probing Technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-iz8L-2dI | ;Proper Probing Technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-iz8L-2dI | ||
;Strategic Shoveling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-PiGTbZceQ&feature=youtu.be | ;Strategic Shoveling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-PiGTbZceQ&feature=youtu.be | ||
;Transceiver Reviews: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/ | ;Transceiver Reviews: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/ | ||
+ | ;Transceiver Manuals: | ||
+ | ;Transceiver Software Updates: http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp | ||
+ | |||
;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/ | ;Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum): http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/ | ||
− | == On-line Tools and Exercises == | + | == On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises == |
+ | ;Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise: http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp | ||
;Topography Map With Slope Angle Shading (CalTopo): http://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=39.35607,-120.33959&z=16&b=sat&o=t&n=0.32&a=c,sg/ | ;Topography Map With Slope Angle Shading (CalTopo): http://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=39.35607,-120.33959&z=16&b=sat&o=t&n=0.32&a=c,sg/ | ||
− | ;CalTopo Tutorial: | + | ;CalTopo Tutorial (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWz9StwPKSE |
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;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/ | ;Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas: http://3dskimaps.com/ | ||
− | ; | + | ;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] |
− | ; | + | == Map reading == |
− | ; | + | ;Introduction to Topographical maps: http://faculty.icc.edu/estermer/reading_a_topographic_map.htm; http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/ |
+ | ;How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/compass.html | ||
+ | ;Interactive Map tutorial: http://voyager.cs.bgsu.edu/topo/topo.html | ||
+ | ;Guide to Topo Map Margins: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/map_margins_2p.pdf | ||
+ | ; Using a GPS with a Paper Map:http://www.n-sda.org/files/education/maps/UsingaGarminGPSwithPaperLandMaps_Manual.pdf | ||
− | == Avalanche Archive == | + | == Avalanche Video/Media Archive == |
;A Dozen More Turns (Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Pye9f602s | ;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 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: http://features.powder.com/human-factor-2.0/chapter-1 | ||
;Dry Gulch Avalanche (December 5, 2010 Report): http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=225&accfm=inv | ;Dry Gulch Avalanche (December 5, 2010 Report): http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=225&accfm=inv | ||
;Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial & Rescue in Haines, Alaska: http://vimeo.com/6581009 | ;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 | ;Tree Well Incident Caught on Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvEYzh_1Sg | ||
− | == Education== | + | == Avalanche Education == |
;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/ | ;AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training: http://www.avtraining.org/ | ||
+ | ;Sierra Avalanche Center local providers: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education | ||
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+ | == Beacons software and testing == (as of 10/2017) | ||
+ | ;Beacon reviews http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/transceiver_overview.asp | ||
+ | ;Barryvox (Mammut) Firmware 4.0 - update and test by | ||
+ | ;Tracker testing (BCA) - testing checklist http://backcountryaccess.com/product/avalanche-transceiver-tracker-2/ | ||
+ | ;Ortovox https://www.ortovox.com/us/services/emergency-equipment/avalanche-transceivers/update/ | ||
+ | ;Pieps Service Centers http://www.pieps.com/en/dealer?keys=&&lat=39.327962&lon=-120.18325329999999 | ||
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+ | == Recommended Reading == | ||
+ | ;Snow Sense, Jill Fredston & Doug Fesler, Fifth Edition (2011) | ||
+ | ;Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013) | ||
+ | ;Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (2008) | ||
+ | ;Avalanche Handbook, David McClung & Peter Schaerer (2006) |
Revision as of 19:23, 21 October 2017
Contents |
Avalanche Basics and Nomenclature
- Avalanche Safety Tutorial (American Avalanche Association)
- http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html
- Avalanche Encyclopedia (National Avalanche Center)
- http://www.fsavalanche.org/encyclopedia/
- How to Read an Avalanche Advisory (Sierra Avalanche Center)
- http://sierraavalanchecenter.org/how-to-read-avalanche-advisory
- Crested Butte Avalanche Center Glossary
- http://cbavalanchecenter.org/glossary/
- Avalanche Terms (American Avalanche Association)
- http://www.avalanche.org/moonstone/biblio%20&%20gloss/AVALANCHE%20TERMS.htm
- Snow pit plotting software(free)
- http://www.snowpilot.org/
- Faceting (and other information on the physics of snow crystal formation)
- http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/faceting/faceting.htm
Stability Test Videos
- Where to Dig a Snowpit
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7n4S1U7ybM
- Compression Test Tutorial
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-NEUfZP1U#t=47
- Extended Column Test
- http://utahavalanchecenter.org/how-do-extended-column-test
- Propagation Saw Test
- https://vimeo.com/36119535 and http://vimeo.com/37092331
- Shovel Shear Test
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Sku8uFCes
Rescue and Rescue Equipment
- Beacon Searching 101 (by BCA, 2013)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_W4dbVzogw
- Proper Probing Technique
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-iz8L-2dI
- Strategic Shoveling
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-PiGTbZceQ&feature=youtu.be
- Transceiver Reviews
- http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/
- Transceiver Manuals
- Transceiver Software Updates
- http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/updating.asp
- Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) Safety (non-avalanche related, part of NSP curriculum)
- http://www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/
On-line Maps Tools with Slope Angle, and Route-finding Exercises
- Route-Finding Interactive On-line Exercise
- http://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/Online-Avalanche-Course/Route-Finding-Exercises.asp
- Topography Map With Slope Angle Shading (CalTopo)
- http://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=39.35607,-120.33959&z=16&b=sat&o=t&n=0.32&a=c,sg/
- CalTopo Tutorial (video)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWz9StwPKSE
- Slope Angle Shaded Maps of Resort Areas
- http://3dskimaps.com/
- 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]
Map reading
- Introduction to Topographical maps
- http://faculty.icc.edu/estermer/reading_a_topographic_map.htm; http://howtowilderness.com/map-training/
- How to Use a Compass with a Topo Map
- http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/compass.html
- Interactive Map tutorial
- http://voyager.cs.bgsu.edu/topo/topo.html
- Guide to Topo Map Margins
- http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/map_margins_2p.pdf
- Using a GPS with a Paper Map
- http://www.n-sda.org/files/education/maps/UsingaGarminGPSwithPaperLandMaps_Manual.pdf
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
- http://features.powder.com/human-factor-2.0/chapter-1
- Dry Gulch Avalanche (December 5, 2010 Report)
- http://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=225&accfm=inv
- 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
Avalanche Education
- AIARE - the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Training
- http://www.avtraining.org/
- Sierra Avalanche Center local providers
- http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education
== Beacons software and testing == (as of 10/2017)
- Beacon reviews http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/transceiver_overview.asp
- Barryvox (Mammut) Firmware 4.0 - update and test by
- Tracker testing (BCA) - testing checklist http://backcountryaccess.com/product/avalanche-transceiver-tracker-2/
- Ortovox https://www.ortovox.com/us/services/emergency-equipment/avalanche-transceivers/update/
- Pieps Service Centers http://www.pieps.com/en/dealer?keys=&&lat=39.327962&lon=-120.18325329999999
Recommended Reading
- Snow Sense, Jill Fredston & Doug Fesler, Fifth Edition (2011)
- Avalanche Essentials, Bruce Tremper (2013)
- Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Bruce Tremper (2008)
- Avalanche Handbook, David McClung & Peter Schaerer (2006)