dry and wet avalanches

the wind creates cornice's on the slopes or edges

a rock, a spot of trees, or somewhere to get away from the avalanche

when people are looking for a fellow rider that as been lost in an avalanche

to see how the slopes are and how dangerous they are and if its safe to ride that day

human triggers and natural triggers

when slopes are affected bye the wind and create drifts

a terrain trap is when a person gets trapped or caught in and no escape

snowboard/skis and snow suit pants, jacket, gloves, and boots, helmet

if the snow is dry or it is warm outside the day you go riding

100 to 200 kilometers

can create the snow to be loose and easy to break off there for start an avalanche

trees make a great cover for an avalanche and are a safe zone in a avalanche

tells riders how dangerous or unsafe the slopes are

if the snow is wet may mean that the weather has been warm because the snow is melting, could cause an avalanche.

starting zone and ending zone

where the sun can not hit and the snow is more packed down and saver to ride on

route selection is taking a look at some of the places that are most likely not able to have a avalanche occur

a device that locates the person buried in the avalanche

probe is used to see how far down the person is, shovel is to locate the person under the snow, and the transceiver is to find the persons general location.

concave and convex

gullies and bowls are danger zones for avalanches because the snow drop down into them and no exit is there

people are scattered around shoveling through the snow looking for a fallen rider

to get as close to the person buried as possible and to find them as quick as possible

the rider who has been buried under the snow only has a few minutes of air and warmth under the snow to stay alive, aproxmently 7 minutes to be exact