Offers technical skills, practical advice, and common sense approaches to dealing with avalanches. The author provides avalanche knowledge, practice, and the system of techniques, procedures, checklists, and protocols the pros use to keep themselves and others alive in dangerous terrain. With more than 80 photos and 100 illustrations, this guide includes: how to recognize safe terrain vs. dangerous terrain; how to judge snow stability; techniques for safe travel; what you should do if you're caught in an avalanche; strategies for search and rescue; and how to manage the human factors that cause avalanche accidents.
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