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    Backcountry Links thread (was Backcountry Jong thread)

    Putting this in Slide Zone as keep forgetting to bump it.

    Keywords: Backcountry JONG Beginner Newb Naxo Freeride Dynafit Avalanche Equipment Skinning Gear Equipment

    Some useful links.

    AVALANCHE INCIDENTS

    avi # 2 baker (Successful rescue of a deep buried victim)

    First person account of Berthoud Pass avvy rescue Nov 2005 (Unsuccessful rescue of a victim buried without a tranSceiver)

    Going to Dig up a Dead Guy, a TR of Sorts (Unsuccessful rescue of a victim buried without a transceiver, some basic first aid discussion)

    Triage: multiple burials and one rescuer (slightly more advanced and technical discussion of protocol in multiple burial situations)

    Sobering Avy Story (experienced party are caught in an avalanche in a couloir)

    First hand Avalanche account, Decker, 2002
    (experienced skier retains enough awareness of escape routes to avoid a burial)

    You might be in Avy conditions when.... (numerous videos)

    Scared in Slow Motion -- Avalanche Burial Story


    Brother Caught in Avalanche Today in St. Anton

    Fissile 3.5 avalanche - here and here

    Incident, rescue and fatality - Smithers

    Death sucks: Don't be that guy

    Echo Peak

    Tunnel Creek - discussion one - discussion two - discussion three -- and Megan Michaelson Outside Magazine article

    First person avvy account - Rossland Range - trees

    Tree well close call - Whistler


    GLACIER CREVASSE INCIDENTS

    Cham...a crevassholes story (entertainingly told from victim's perspective with some rescue description)

    [TR] Mt Rainier- Emmons Glacier 7/17/2005

    Crevasse rescue incident on Coleman Glacier

    WEATHER (Very Canada and BC - Centric)





    BOOKS AND COURSES

    Avalanche Awareness resources - TGR

    Avalanche awareness classes in Sea to Sky corridor of BC - see here for rest of Canada

    Avalanche Canada

    EXPEDITION AND TRIP PLANNING

    Jim Frankenfeld Organized Trips page (awesome way to organize a trip and herd cats)

    Demo page of how to organize info - Fairy Meadows - Sharon & Lee

    BASIC FIRST AID AND RESCUE


    Welcome to OECzone.com


    TECHNIQUE

    Getting started in the Backcountry - by APD

    First and Ten Beacon Practise

    Hasty pits

    Skinning Efficiently - TGR version - TTips version

    TGR Conway's Corner (grab bag of excellent general articles

    MEC's Avalanche Awareness Series

    Avalanche Canada Online tutorialhttp://www.avalanche.ca/tutorial

    Jon Sheffitz Avalanche Level 1 refresheer

    UAN - What to Do When You are Caught (in an avalanche)

    On shovelling technique - V-Conveyor Method - Outside Online "Avalanche Rescue Needs a Revolutionary"

    Uphill Travel Help

    What to Carry in the Backcountry
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    Wow!
    That's a lot of sorting out
    I Thank You.
    Don't know if I'll have time to read everything though...

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    Thanks (again), LeeLau!

    This is a great resource. Thanks for all the sorting and gathering work, instead of dozens of bookmarks we can keep it simple with this mini-library.
    Excellent.
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    A fine resource that should be stickied. Thanks for the info!
    All I know is that I don't know nothin'... and that's fine.

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    very nice.
    sticky this biatch.

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    thirded for a sticky... great work organizing it all. paging suit!
    backcountry makes my wee wee tingle...
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    Different rules apply.
    My Adventures

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    How did I miss this thread until now, great work.

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    Added some more - have to use a separate post as there's a character limit for single posts.


    HUMAN FACTORS

    Drew Tabke Interview - Freeskier re overreliance on gear and underreliance on brains

    An honest evaluation of the Romeo/Onufer incident - Tetons

    Canyons fatality - sidecountry

    Introducing wife to Backcountry? (human factors in interesting a partner in trying out backcountry touring)

    SUMMIT FEVER (human factors in goal-setting)

    s%*t we should turn around thread (more human factors in goal-setting)

    Guide for a Day- The Dynamics of Accidental Leadership and TTIPS discussion (insightful article on group dynamics)

    Ian MacCammon's excellent article on heuristic traps

    Powder Magazine http://features.powder.com/human-factor-2.0/chapter-1The Human Factor 2.0


    TECHNIQUE



    Top Ten Avalanche Tips


    What to do when you are caught

    Growth in Backcountry and discussion about how to get experience in skills (not just avalanche assessment skills but skills generally)

    Gameplan when you have an airbag

    Glossary of terms used in reports - AAA

    MAPS AND ROUTE FINDING

    Terrain management or "poor line" selection as a factor for avalanche avoidance

    John Sheffitz's avalanche quiz

    Route selection

    Route finding

    BC - Canada Centric mapping


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    bump for excellent info. seriously, nice job on this, I have referenced it several times

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    Bump for lots of great info and interesting photo journal.

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    You don't see classes prescheduled in November because to teach a good class you need some snowpack to go study and that isn't always guaranteed in many parts of the state.

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    Holy crap! Thank you to everyone for all your time and effort. This is a HUGE resource for a newb to the bc like myself.
    cheers

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    http://www.avalanche.ca/cac/training/online-course

    unlike above posters I am not a spam bot,

    edit - looks like a mod came through and cleaned out the spam
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    Also not a spam bot, but I'll shamelessly add my website to the Maps and Routefinding Category:

    www.SlopeAngleMaps.com

    I make slope angle overlays for Google Earth, for any region you want.
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    Wow, how had I not seen this before. Great thread, loads of info. Time to get reading

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    Great post!

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    Well bump
    for a good thread the turn either is here or aproaching in your mind
    and for any lurking or posting jongs that are busy reading or posting other entertaining shizz
    "When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
    "I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
    "THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -ski on in eternal peace
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    Bump

    Sat in with a AVI 1 today...
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    Anyone have a link for a glossary of abbreviations used to relay pit results? I know some of them, but others leave me perplexed. If anyone knows of somewhere with a comprehensive list, that would be greatly appreciated!

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    thanks for the bump!

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    Quote Originally Posted by nickel View Post
    Anyone have a link for a glossary of abbreviations used to relay pit results? I know some of them, but others leave me perplexed. If anyone knows of somewhere with a comprehensive list, that would be greatly appreciated!
    https://www.americanavalancheassocia...lines-download
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    Thanks a lot Pinner!

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    Online avalanche review link doesn't work, soooo:

    Jonathan S's avalanche quiz https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6QM...pli=1&hl=en_US

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    bump for a thread full of great info. The article on heuristic traps in group decision making is linked on page one, worth a read if you haven't.

    And to add this thread on what to do if you are caught. Karl spoke of Theo's chart this spring, how when he showed it to a Swiss researcher who had deeply investigated what happens to objects in a slide, the researcher was amazed how accurate Theo's theories were.
    Something about the wrinkle in your forehead tells me there's a fit about to get thrown
    And I never hear a single word you say when you tell me not to have my fun
    It's the same old shit that I ain't gonna take off anyone.
    and I never had a shortage of people tryin' to warn me about the dangers I pose to myself.

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