OFF PISTE SAFETY FOR SKIERS & SNOWBOARDERS
ORGANISED RESOURCE LIBRARY
Where course tutorials introduce and summarise essential concepts, this resource library offers resources where you can further your learning.
Every Autumn for the past 10 years I have searched for books, videos, articles & courses etc but I have found valuable information to be dispersed and disorganised. I hope this curated library makes it easier for you to learn about off piste safety & avalanche awareness.
The library is organised into 10 essential themes which matches the course tutorial content. You can simply scroll down to browse the library in sequence or click on the buttons below to go straight to that section.
This library will be added to and updated ongoingly, so check back for a browse in the future.
A great poster explaining the danger of Tree Wells by Jason Rinne from adventuresnw.com
Suggested Reading - Bruce Tremper - Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain - Chapter 3 - Terrain Management. Or Chapter 2 in the Avalanche Essentials Book
Ian McCammon's Evidence of heuristic traps in recreational avalanche accidents (2002):
A more recent Article which reviews the state of the heuristic traps ideas in avalanche education: Rethinking the heuristic traps paradigm in avalanche education: Past, present and future
