| Types Of Avalanches | Avalanche Safety | Boundaries | Equipment | Sizes of avalanche |
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What is a slab avalanche
What is it called when a plate or slab of cohesive snow beings to slide as a unit before breaking up?
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What is by a small group of trees or large rock
Where should you hide if there is an avalanche coming your way?
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What is Signs and a fence
What two items make a ski boundary?
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True
Should you wear a helmet while snowboarding or skiing? (True or False)
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any slide running less than 50 meter slope distance regardless of other dimensions
What is a sluff avalanche?
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What is the top of the hill
Where do avalanches form?
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What is Yes
If you are caught in an avalanche should you get rid of your snowboard or skis?
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What is avalanche control, hazards marked, areas closed and ski patrol
Name three things ski areas do to help you keep safe inside ski area boundary?
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An airbag to reduce burial depth
What should you carry with you incase of being caught in an avalanche?
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Could bury, injure, or kill a person
What is a small avalanche?
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What is loading of a slope by snowfall, wind, warming temperatures or rain, cornice's falling and clumps of snow falling off the trees and rock fall
What triggers an avalanche?
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What is create an air pocket by pushing snow away from your face with hands, Remain calm, Swim facing downhill using "Downriver position" and fight for surface/ push arm up as slide shows
If caught in an avalanche what are four things you should do?
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What is Death, lift ticket taken away and endangering others
In addition to prosecution what are two possible consequence of going past this sign "Closed avalanche danger trespassers will be prosecuted"
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Yes
Should you carry a shovel while snowboarding or skiing? (Yes or No)
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Could bury a car, destroy a small building, or break trees
What is a medium avalanche?
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What is 200 km/hr
How fast does a dry avalanche move?
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What is get rid of poles, get rid of large pack and keep a small pack
If unable to get away what should you get rid off?
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What is an avalanche transceiver
If you go out of bounds what is something you should bring in case of an avalanche so people can locate you?
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A blanket
What should you carry to keep warm?
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Could destroy a rail car
What is a large avalanche?
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What is 30-40 degrees
What degree does the slope of the mountain have to be for an avalanche to start?
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What is yes
Can you ski past a sign that reads "Caution avalanche danger"
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What is the group you are traveling with
If you go out of bounds and get caught in an avalanche who should dig you out?
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Yes
Should you keep your equipment with you at all times? (Yes or No)
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Largest known
What is a major avalanche?
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