| Safety and equipment | What to know? | Fact or Fiction? | Ski area signs | Avalanches |
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Transceiver, shovel and a probe!
What are the essential pieces of equipment too help you survive in an avalanche?
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What is 80%
What are your chances of survival after 10 minutes of being burried?
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Fiction. A point release slab avalanche is usually less deadly and caused by some snowball like snow starting an avalanche.
A point release slab is when a whole slab goes and is usually more dangerous?
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yes you can
Can you proceed past a sign saying "caution avalanche danger"
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Skii out as far too the side as possible.
What should you do if a slab starts too slide?
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Do your research!! Check the weather as well as news on the slopes!
What is one thing you can do to reduce your risk of avalanche before you even get to the hill?
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What is Dry- 200km/h Wet- 100km/h
What speeds can avalanches get both wet and dry?
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Fiction, you should always take measures too watch out for these things.
Loading of a slope by snowfall, warming temperatures, wind and cornice's falling are not examples of things to be worried about when skiing?
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name three!!!
Give three reasons why an area on a ski hill might be closed
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Try and get a signal while looking for him.
If your friend is buried what is the first thing you should do?
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Probes are extendable sticks that help too find the person under the snow of an avalanche.
What do probes do?
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What is 60 degrees
What angle of degree do most avalanches start their slope on?
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Fact, but if you have the right gear and good weather. You dont need too always worry about the degree.
37-45 degrees is the most common degrees for avalanche when skiing slopes like such.
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Signs and fences
what 2 things mark off a ski area
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The surface layers are cohesive and slabby.
What does it mean when snow begins to break up in blocks beside ski tracks?
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Make a plan, have lots of rescuers for few people and try to stay in as shallow as snow as possible.
How do you rescue FAST?
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What is 25%
What percentage of avalanche fatalities are caused by physical injuries?
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Fact, Because bowl give the snow a point too sit after an avalanche leaving very deep snow for you too sit in after the avalanche.
Bowls are more dangerous too ski in?
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-Ski patrol
-signs -fences
Name three things that ski hill will have to help you stay safe in the boundaries
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In most cases, no.
Does rough terrain mean the snow is stable?
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The conveyor belt.
Whats the shovelling technique used to dig people out?
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What is more snowfall and more wind.
Why are avalanches more dangerous at higher elevations?
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Fact.
Trees give you a better chance at surviving an avalanche?
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-Death
-Lift ticket taken
In addition to prosecution what are two possible consequence of going past a sign that reads "CLOSED AVALANCHE DANGER"
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ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding.
WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY?
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