Download or read book Avalanche Alert written by Jan Burchett and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben and Zoe must brave sub-zero temperatures and treacherous slopes to find two lost snow leopards.

Download or read book Avalanche Warnings written by Arthur Judson and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain written by Bruce Tremper and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winter recreation in the mountains has increased steadily over the past few years, and so has the number of deaths and injuries caused by avalanches. Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain covers everything you need to know to avoid trouble in avalanche terrain: what avalanches are and how they work, common myths, human activities that lead to avalanche trouble, what happens to victims when an avalanche occurs, and rescue techniques. Provides step- by-step instruction for determining avalanche hazards, using safe travel technique, and making effective rescues.

Download or read book The Natural Navigator written by Tristan Gooley and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Secret World of Weather and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, learn to tap into nature and notice the hidden clues all around you Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what our ancestors long understood—that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong can help us find our way, if we know what to look and listen for. Adventurer and navigation expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the directional clues hidden in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, plant growth, and the habits of wildlife. Rich with navigational anecdotes collected across ages, continents, and cultures, The Natural Navigator will help keep you on course and open your eyes to the wonders, large and small, of the natural world.

Download or read book Planning Methods for Assessing and Mitigating Snow Avalanche Risk written by Bruce Jamieson and published by . This book was released on 2018-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Avalanche Alert written by and published by . This book was released on 1975* with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Snow Sense written by Jill A. Fredston and published by Alaska Mountain Safety Center, Incorporated. This book was released on 1999 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book which focuses on teaching backcountry travellers to recognize, evaluate, and avoid avalanche hazards by gathering available key information and clues from the snowpack, weather, and terrain.

Download or read book PowderGuide written by Tobias Kurzeder and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by two backcountry snowboarders in cooperation with the Swiss Avalanche Research Center, this book teaches freeskiers and freeriders how to assess the chances of avalanche and avoid catastrophe, while enjoying deep powder fun. Color drawings show the parts of mountains to avoid under particular circumstances, and color photos picture skiers and snowboarders in a variety of terrain and snow conditions. "Powder Guide also includes vital information on safety equipment and rescue techniques.

Download or read book Backcountry Avalanche Safety written by Tony Daffern and published by Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for all outdoor enthusiasts who venture into mountainous terrain where avalanches are common. In spite of the increasing sophistication of avalanche hazard forecasting, an alarming number of people die every year in backcountry avalanche accidents. This updated edition of Backcountry Avalanche Safety contains the latest information on avalanche risk and focuses on the following vital topics: Mountain Weather Snow and Snowpack Types of Avalanches Avalanche Terrain Trip Planning Avalanche Gear Travel in Avalanche Terrain Riding Steep Slopes Companion Rescue Using colour photographs along with detailed charts, graphs and diagrams, the author clearly explains the importance of managing risk while enjoying backcountry adventure during the winter months.

Download or read book Be Avalanche Alert written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Avalanche Essentials written by Bruce Tremper and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avalanche safety educator Bruce Tremper’s recently published Avalanche Essentials is a terrific little tome that condenses the conventional wisdom into 189 pages. The book is profusely illustrated with numerous diagrams and real-life photos. A thorough index rounds things out, making the book useful for research or as a fulcrum during safety classes and seminars. -- Wildsnow.com CLICK HERE to download the first chapter on "How Dangerous Is The Brain" from Avalanche Essentials * Easy-to-understand safety tips and checklists to help anyone stay safer in avalanche terrain * Small, take-along resource to reference in the field and assist decision making * Companion to Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, the bestselling avalanche text in the U.S. Winter athletes don’t necessarily want to be snow scientists, but playing in avalanche country does require basic knowledge of the risks in order to stay safe. This new guide by renowned avalanche expert Bruce Tremper is simple, accessible, and offers just the basics — an Everyman’s guide to avalanche safety that won’t overtax your average ski bums, but will keep them safe when they’re going for 12 consecutive months of powder. Avalanche Essentials is for everyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of avalanche awareness, focusing on systems and checklists, step-by-step procedures, decision-making aids, visual terrain and weather cues, rescue techniques, gear, and more. Avalanche Essentials is intended for broader use by skiers, snowboarders, snowmobilers, hikers, climbers, and snowshoers. Because it steers clear of more complex topics (e.g., snow metamorphism), it’s perfect for generalists as well as anyone who has studied avalanche safety and likes to keep a pocket reference while in potentially dangerous terrain.

Download or read book Avalanche and Landslide Alert written by Amanda Bishop and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awesome and destructive forces are unleashed when soil, mud, and snow are on the move. Aimed at ages 7-14, this book looks at the causes and effects, places in danger, and how people cope with these disasters. It features photographs feature famous disasters.

Download or read book Danger written by Denise de Vines and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated children's adventure novel about a California's family's ski vacation to Utah. Their fun day takes a dangerous turn when a blizzard makes it impossible to see. The brother and sister get separated from Dad. One of them triggers a massive avalanche! Who gets buried beneath the snowpack? Will ski patrol find them in time? A dingy woolen neck warmer provides a surprise twist to this snow packed adventure.

Download or read book Autonomy Mastery and Purpose in the Avalanche Patch written by Lee Thompson and published by Bruce Kay. This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are our survival odds in avalanche country? Author Bruce Kay explores this puzzle in Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose. Drawing from the experiences of his peers and his own 35 years as a climber, skier and avalanche professional, Kay explains why avalanche country demands a unique mindset of managing risk by consideration of the unknown as much as the known. He explores related topics, including: - The Siren Song of Culture - Intuition and Bias - what is the difference? - Optimism and Luck - do we roll the dice or calculate risk? - The Expert Illusion - Strategic Mindset Using the work of Ian McCammon, Gary Klein and the Nobel Prize winning Kahnemen, Kay shows how the avalanche problem is nearly perfectly designed to produce errors in judgement, yet still provide opportunity for solution. This is brought to life using case studies and adrenaline - pumping stories from fellow professionals and recreationists. He warns that his book may at times "demand a bit more of the reader than the average ski video," but if truly interested in surviving to ski another day, this book is for you.

Download or read book An Analysis of Visitor Awareness of Avalanche Danger at Three Areas Mt Hood Oregon written by Stephen W. Couche and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use of backcountry areas in winter by crosscountry skiers, snowshoers, climbers, snowmobilers and others has increased rapidly in the Mt. Hood area of Oregon in recent years. With this increase in use a larger segment of the user population is being exposed to potential a., pl. H11 Winger. purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of avalanche warning programs in the Mt. Hood area. In order to do this the current warning program was analyzed by the investigator and winter backcountry users were questioned as to how effective they thought it was. In conjunction the user's avalanche awareness was tested; their travel routes were recorded (primarily in relation to hazardous vs. nonhazardous terrain); the user's winter backcountry and climbing experience recorded; and their avalanche safety and awareness training recorded. Three study locations were used during all but two weekends from January 15, 1977, to March 26, 1977. The study locations- were at Timberline Lodge (and areas accessible from the lodge), White River Canyon and Hood River Meadows and adjoining areas. All areas were on the slopes of Mt. Hood. Methods used in the study included: on-the-ground surveys (supplemented by aerial photographs) to map the avalanche paths within the study areas; recording the location of all avalanche warning signs and observing the degree of use they received; on-site interviews and mailback questionnaires to gather backcountry experience and education information from the user and test their avalanche awareness; and periodic ski trips into the study areas to survey use patterns. Results showed that 33.5 percent of the people were traveling in potentially hazardous avalanche terrain. The potential for people to reach hazardous terrain with minimal experience was clear when terrain was reviewed and the low level of experience of some people traveling in such terrain analyzed. The U.S. Forest Service has begun an avalanche warning and awareness program in the Mt. Hood area. Analysis showed that few people took advantage of avalanche hazard information available through the Forest Service: only 16.3 percent had checked with the Forest Service to find out avalanche conditions in the Mt. Hood area; only slightly more people (29.3 percent) were aware of the avalanche advisory sign (advising people of avalanche conditions in the backcountry areas on the south and west sides of Mt. Hood); and visual observations showed that few people made a point to read posted avalanche warning signs in the backcountry areas. The reasons why the warning and awareness program are riot successful are: 1) the low avalanche awareness of users in the backcountry areas of Mt. Hood (in the sample less than eight percent of the people scored above 70 percent on the avalanche awareness test out of a total of 30 points possible); 2) the inability of signs currently in use to effectively transmit the message; and 3) the ineffectiveness of currently available avalanche safety programs and the way in which they are made available. Methods for improving the warning and awareness program are suggested in Chapter five. It is felt that increasing numbers of people participating in winter backcountry activities and the ease with which hazardous areas are accessable make the need for a good and efficient program imperative.

Download or read book A Chance in a Million written by Bob Barton and published by Scottish Mountaineering Club. This book was released on 2000 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present mortality as a result of snow avalanches exceeds the average mortality caused by earthquakes as well as all other forms of slope failure combined. Snow avalanches can range from small amounts of loose snow moving rapidly down a slope to slab avalanches, in which large chunks of snow break off and destroy everything in their path. Although considered a hazard in the United States since the westward expansion in the nineteenth century, in modern times snow avalanches are an increasing concern in recreational mountainous areas. However, programs for snow avalanche hazard mitigation in other countries are far ahead of those in the United States. The book identifies several steps that should be taken by the United States in order to establish guidelines for research, technology transfer, and avalanche legislation and zoning.