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