Avalanche Aware, 2nd The Essential Guide to Avalanche Safety

by Moynier, John

• ISBN13: 9780762738038
• ISBN10: 0762738030
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

The concise and simple text explains the dangers associated with avalanches and how to avoid them. Revised to included information regarding the new digital avalanche transceivers and the changes in search patterns these have enabled, changes in terminology, and a small section on the hot topic of heuristics, which relate to psychological traps (i.e., decisions based on experience and not necessarily an objective assessment of the existing conditions). Author, John Moynier works as a certified ski mountaineering guide, serves as an avalanche forecaster for the eastern Sierra region, and is a member of the American Association of Avalanche Professionals (AAAP). John regularly teaches avalanche courses and oversees the Mammoth Lakes Area's community avalanche awareness program.

Author Biography

Living in the High Sierra of California since 1978, John Moynier works as a certified ski mountaineering guide, serves as an avalanche forecaster for the eastern Sierra region, and is a member of the American Association of Avalanche Professionals (AAAP). John regularly teaches avalanche courses and oversees the Mammoth Lakes Area's community avalanche awareness program.

Table of Contents

Avalanche Basics

Avalanche Preparedness

Avalanche Terrain

Weather Considerations

Getting to Know the Snowpack

Testing the Snow

The Human Factor

Avalanche Rescue Techniques

Points to Ponder nbsp;

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