Avalanches in General Plan Ahead Triggers Burial and Rescue Miscellaneous
100
What are the three types of avalanches?
Dry, Wet, Slab
100
Where can you check about Avalanche safety?
Avalanche bulletins
100
Where is the greater for an avalanche? Above or below the tree line?
Above.
100
What kind of shovel should you not have?
A plastic shovel.
100
What can trees provide you in the case of an Avalanche?
A island of safety.
200
What is the most dangerous type of avalanche?
Slab.
200
Where can you find avalanche bulletins?
-avalanche.ca
-Internet
200
What are the four main things needed to start an avalanche?
Slope, snow, weather, trigger.
200
What is a probe?
A metal rod used to probe through avalanche debris for buried victims.
200
What is some equipment you need to bring?
Shovel, prob, Avalanche airbag, helmet, Avalanche Transceivers.
300
What are the three parts of an avalanche?
Starting zone- unstable snow fracture that starts the slide
Avalanche track- Path or channel that the snow follows down the hill
Run out zone- Snow debris comes to a stop.
300
What should you be looking for when you're in avalanche areas?
-Gullies and Bowls
-Terrain traps
-Convex slopes
-Find an island of safety
-Any possible triggers
300
What is the ideal slope angle for an avalanche?
between 30-45 degrees.
300
How likely is survival after being buried for 20 minutes? (In percentage)
35%
300
How can previous weather effect/cause an avalanche?
Rapid snow fall and sudden increase of temperature can be triggers for avalanches.
400
What makes a convex slope dangerous?
-They have pressure pulling down on them.
-Think of them having not as much snow under them to support the snow.
400
What kind of information do avalanche bulletins provide?
Incident Reports, where the slopes are, what class of slope and conditions for that day.
400
What are the four main triggers?
Sudden noise, large amounts of snow in a short period of time, added weight (people), sudden rise in temperature.
400
What are some necessary equipment for rescue in the case of an avalanche?
Probe, shovel, transceiver, beacons, satellite phones.
400
What is an island of safety?
Somewhere the Avalanche can not get to you, a group of heavy trees.
500
What is top speed for each type of avalanche?
Dry - 35km/h
Wet - 100km/h
Slap - 200km/h
500
What should be considered when planning a rout?
Previous weather, personal and group level of skill, amount of people in the group, types of equipment that you have available, avalanche history in the area.
500
What are the three types of terrain to avoid in the back country?
Steep featureless slopes.
Convex shaped slopes.
Channels and gullies.
500
How many minutes do you have to save someone before they die of asphyxiation?
15-30 minutes.
500
What is the drool test?
When you see a slope that you want to go on so badly, you are "drooling" just walk away. #Selfcontrol






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