Summary | Two day classroom/field course on decision making in Avalanche terrain |
Owner | Shivin Misra |
Creation Date | 2010-02-21 11:42:37 UTC-0500 |
Description | Some of the topics covered -- Avalanche accident case studies, avalanche types & their formation, micro (investigate snowpacks) and macro terrain analysis, understanding avalanche reports, planning backcountry trips, human factors, use of transceivers & companion rescue (field study).
Participants: Andrew McDonnell, Cimarron Wortham, Eddie Huo, Eric Munsing, Ian Gray, Jim Mediatore, Kathrin Sophie Herbst, Marta Fernandez Suarez, Monika Schleier-Smith, Shivin Misra, Victor Grau-Serrat, Yeuhi Abe Instructors: Jon Tierney, Silas Rossi (Acadia Mountain Guides) Organizer: Stanislav "Stas" Trufanov |