PPT-Avalanche Safety

Presentation Outline Avalanche Introduction Recognize Red Flags Identify Avalanche Terrain Travel Safely SAR Protocol Perform a Rescue Additional Resources Avalanche Introduction httpswwwyoutubecomwatchvi2liJr2hDI. To learn more about avalanche awareness consider attending professional courses reading and experience 1 Know basic avalanche rescue techniques 2 Check the snow depth 3 Check how much new snow has fallen 4 Practice safe route finding 5 Check the deg Does avalanche education really make a difference This study investigated the relationship between avalanche education and victim behavior in 344 recreational US accidents and found that victims with more avalanche training did in fact take fewer ov Travel Advice Likelihood of Avalanches Avalanche Size and Distribution Avoid all avalanche terrain Very dangerous avalanche conditions Travel in avalanche terrain not recommended Dangerous avalanche conditions Careful snowpack evaluation cautious ro NATURAL DISASTERS. AVALANCHE. avalanche. An . avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a hill or mountainside. Although avalanches can occur on any slope given the right conditions, certain times of the year and certain locations are naturally more dangerous than others. Wintertime, particularly from December to April, is when most avalanches tend to . InGrid-TimePix. . detector. D. ATTIÉ. 1). , M. CAMPBELL. 2 ). , M. CHEFDEVILLE. 3). , P. COLAS. 1). , E. DELAGNES. 1). , K. . FUJII. 4. ). . , . I.GIOMATARIS. 1. ). , H. VAN DER . GRAAF. 5. ) . Why should we study this? . On December 1. st. , 2000, a 28- year old snowboarder named Joel Roof planned to follow the Glory Bowl down the side of Mt. Glory. Little did he know that his journey down would trigger an . Avalanche Scoping Report. Mount Sir Wilfred Laurier - BC, Canada. Cris. Romeo. Kara Heal. Graham . Woodhurst. Erica Massey. Rob . University of British Columbia Okanagan. GEOG 316 – Geography of -Natural Hazards. Mountain Safety CouncilNew Zealand06/14 AdventureSmart www.adventuresmart.org.nz Avalanche Advisory www.avalanche.net.nz Department of Conservation Federated Mountain Clubs NZ Leave No Trace Mountain Safety CouncilNew Zealand06/14 AdventureSmart www.adventuresmart.org.nz Avalanche Advisory www.avalanche.net.nz Department of Conservation Federated Mountain Clubs NZ Leave No Trace A Closer . L. ook at Utah’s Winter . W. onderland. Snow Avalanches Coming Down in Utah. http://. www.skiutah.com. /. Greatest . Snow on Earth®. Has been Utah’s slogan since 1962. Used on License plates since 1985. US Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. Earth Research Institute, UC - Santa Barbara. AVPRO. 9-10AM 2/27/14. Fracture . mechanics. Snow as a material. Sigrist. , C., 2006: Measurement of fracture mechanical properties of snow and application to dry snow slab avalanche release, doi:10.3929/ethz-a-005282374. 02/24/15. Outline. Review of Solid State Physics. Band Theory. The PN Junction. I-V Characteristics of a Diode. Breakdown and the Avalanche Mechanism. Avalanche Photodiodes. Linear Mode . vs. Geiger Mode. Aspect Median 25%-75% Min-Max The focus of this paper is to examine heliski guide travel behavior in avalanche terrain given changes in:Avalanche hazardAvalanche problemGroup demographicsNumber Short-Term Electricity Conservation in . Juneau. Dr. Cathy Connor- University Alaska Southeast 02-03-2012. 1. Thinking About Avalanches. The Mass Movement Process. Tilt board demonstration. GOOGLE . Earth Slope calculations for Juneau .