Education
Texts:
- Snow Sense, 5th ed., Fredston and Fesler
- Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, 2nd ed., Bruce Tremper
- Avalanche Rescue Fundamentals, 2nd ed., Ballard & Atkins
- The Avalanche Handbook, 3rd ed., McClung and Schaerer (rather scientific)
- Field Guide to Snow Crystals, LaChapelle
- Secrets of the Snow: Visual Clues to Avalanche and Ski Conditions, LaChapelle
- Snow, Weather, and Avalanches: Observational Guidelines for Avalanche Programs in the United States, American Avalanche Association and the USFS National Avalanche Center (also available in digital format)
Publications:
The Avalanche Review, the publication of the American Avalanche Association.
Avalanche Danger Scale and Problems:
Avalanche incident summaries:
Stories and reports about incidents:
- Nature's Feedback: Why are so many of the best skiers dying?
- Tunnel Creek (WA) Avalanche (also: video of this story)
- A Dozen More Turns -- An Avalanche on Mt. Nemesis
- The Human Factor [1.0] [2.0] by Black Diamond and Powder Magazine
- Raw avalanche footage
- Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center educational videos
- Snowpack Tests (ASARC)
- How-To: Snow Profiles and Tests (GNFAC)
Conferences, workshops and related research media:
On-line tutorials:
Transceiver information and comparison
- Beacon Reviews
- Interference: Transceiver and GoPro
- Interference: Transceiver and Cell Phone
- The Electronic Halo Might Have Horns: Batteries, Beacons and Smartphones
Equipment
