Avalanche Skills Training Handbook

The Avalanche Skills Training Handbook

This book lays out a daily process for travel in avalanche terrain. Backcountry skiers, boarders, snowshoers, ice climbers, hikers – anyone who enjoys the winter mountain environment – can use the methods in this book to manage their avalanche risk and make good travel decisions in the mountains. Day after day, year after year.

The subjects covered include:

• Recognizing avalanche terrain
• Understanding avalanche conditions
• The avalanche forecast
• Trip planning and slope evaluation
• Good travel habits
• Avalanche rescue techniques
• Human behaviors