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Avalanche Aware: The Essential Guide to Avalanche Safety

Name: Avalanche Aware: The Essential Guide to Avalanche Safety
Author: John Moynier
ISBN: 9780762738038

by John Moynier

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Overview

Learn the most common circumstances that cause avalanches, how to recognize if conditions are stable enough to allow safe travel, and how to avoid being the trigger that causes a potentially fatal snowslide.
Packed with expert advice, Avalanche Aware is the essential guide for safe and enjoyable winter travel in the mountains.

This guide is perfect for:

skiers
snowboarders
mountaineers
snowmobilers

Featuring:
A checklist of essential equipment
Warning signs of avalanche hazard
Simple tests to determine snowpack stability
Rescue techniques for yourself and others

Synopsis

With this handy guide, winter recreationists can reduce the risk of accident and injury. The concise and simple text explains the dangers associated with avalanches and how to avoid them.

About the Author, John Moynier

Living in the High Sierra of California since 1978, John Moynier is a freelance writer and photographer who works as a certified ski mountaineering guide, serves as an avalanche forecaster for the eastern Sierra region, and is a member of the American Association of Avalanche Professionals (AAAP). He regularly teaches avalanche courses and oversees the Mammoth Lakes Area's community avalanche awareness program.