Avalanche Aware - The Essential Guide to Avalanche Safety

Informationen zum Autor By John Moynier Klappentext 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 snowmobilersFeaturing:A checklist of essential equipment Warning signs of avalanche hazardSimple tests to determine snowpack stabilityRescue techniques for yourself and others Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1) Avalanche Basics 2) Avalanche Preparedness 3) Avalanche Terrain 4) Weather Considerations 5) Getting to Know the Snowpack 6) Testing the Snow 7) The Human Factor 8) Avalanche Rescue Techniques 9) Points to Ponder

Product details

• Authors: John Moynier
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2006
• EAN: 9780762738038
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-3803-8
• No. of pages: 104
• Series: Kestrel; Kestrel
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Winter sport; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General