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)
- Parks Canada Glacier National Park Avalanche Bulletin (250) 837 - MTNS (6867)
- Snow Profiles in GNP area
- Images of various events - GNP area
- Graphs of various events - GNP area
- Weather stations - GNP area (Glacier tab)
- Avalanche Canada - (see Mountain Information Network and Mountain Conditions Report tabs)
- SpotWX - enter Rogers Pass into "Find your spot"
- Windy - enter Rogers Pass into search box
- Environment Canada - Revelstoke - Golden
- Drive BC road and weather conditions 1-800-550-4997
- ACMG Mountain Conditions Reports
- Avalanche Canada Mountain Weather Forecast
- Avalanche Canada Weather Links
- BC Government FLNRO snow pillow and river precip data - Automated Snow Weather Station Data
- BC Government MOE Current Year Automated Snow Pillow Survey Data
- BC Government Ministry of Transportation MOT weather stations
- BC Government Weather and Frost Probe Weather stations
- Avalanche Canada Various Weather stations throughout BC
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
Bookmarks