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Avalanche Discussion Experiment Marcus 9 2613 01/22/13, 09:27 AM
by Chamois
Avy Hazard thoughts Memorial Weekend 2013 Griff 4 152 Yesterday at 12:53:37 PM
by Scotsman
'Considerable' rating « 1 2  All » alpine-earth 43 1835 05/17/13, 11:15 AM
by Griff
Five snowboarders killed in CO Gregg_C 8 1201 04/27/13, 10:19 AM
by Andrew Carey
4/13/2013 Snoqualmie Mountain wants to slide Jonn-E 9 1742 04/16/13, 02:05 PM
by cumulus
Snow Experts Look Into Cause Of No-Injury Mt Hood mattgoyer 5 907 04/13/13, 09:50 PM
by Snodger
Instability - Stevens Pass Side Country 4/13/13 SYates 0 522 04/13/13, 06:11 PM
by SYates
March 2nd Denver avalanche victim alive after 3hr Edgesport 7 992 04/10/13, 10:29 AM
by dirtnerd
risks of current warming RonL 4 426 03/29/13, 08:02 PM
by Chuck C
Rogers Pass Avalanche Fatality Gregg_C 1 648 03/28/13, 09:41 AM
by Skier of the Hood
Avalanche video from Europe Chuck C 5 672 03/22/13, 10:37 PM
by silaswild
3/19/13 spearhead glacier avi near whistler blitz 1 476 03/22/13, 06:59 PM
by ski2fly
What do you do next? Edgesport 9 791 03/18/13, 01:15 PM
by Charlie Hagedorn
Very good Avy airbag article. Scotsman 10 740 03/14/13, 07:12 AM
by Jonathan_S.
Wisdom from Wounds - an avalanche reflection Edgesport 2 1055 03/05/13, 07:27 PM
by Scole
February 24, 2013 Heather Ridge Avalanche « 1 2  All » Chainsaw_Willie 25 2183 03/05/13, 09:53 AM
by avajane
"What a Fuc*ing idiot" avajane 15 1757 03/02/13, 10:29 AM
by avajane
Is the alpental becon park running? Eli3 14 1351 02/26/13, 07:13 PM
by silaswild
Online avalanche course zestysticks 1 424 02/20/13, 08:19 PM
by highflyingpilot
Echo Peak avy video Chuck C 16 2070 02/17/13, 05:08 PM
by Fishman
Does this seem dumb to anyone else? pipedream 20 1747 01/26/13, 08:37 PM
by mikerolfs
Transceivers and Cell Phones r1de 7 997 01/16/13, 01:26 PM
by Double E
Northway Rescue Helmet-cam Charlie Hagedorn 7 1398 01/11/13, 07:45 AM
by JPH
Splitboard Avi Response konacross 4 801 01/10/13, 11:46 PM
by lernr
1/1/13 Conditions Update from Stevens Pass Patrol Marcus 0 480 01/04/13, 12:23 PM
by Marcus
Deep Snow Hazard or Avy? jdclimber 0 653 12/20/12, 06:59 PM
by jdclimber
NY Times on Feb 2012 Stevens Pass Avalanche komo 0 401 12/20/12, 12:33 PM
by komo
PWL: Rain Crust Observations ~Link~ 10 963 12/16/12, 01:34 PM
by ~Link~
Swiss Avalanche Decision Matrix ashcan 2 565 12/07/12, 08:10 PM
by Mattski
Another article on backcountry decision making silaswild 1 652 12/07/12, 05:28 PM
by Stimbuck
New NWAC snowpack information exchange Jeff_Ward 0 400 12/06/12, 01:00 PM
by Jeff_Ward
B.C. avalanche control Andrew Carey 2 855 11/28/12, 09:03 PM
by niko
new Ortovox 3+ with battery mykuhl 5 620 11/27/12, 01:08 PM
by mykuhl
Avalanche Transceiver Check bc_skier 0 416 11/25/12, 08:49 AM
by bc_skier
Utah 11/12 Season Overview Video Charlie Hagedorn 1 401 11/07/12, 10:15 AM
by fresh
First avalanche fatality of the season. Scotsman 0 1269 10/24/12, 01:03 PM
by Scotsman
Route finding exercises Scotsman 2 621 10/24/12, 09:35 AM
by Marcus
Pro Guiding Service avie courses posted! Chris S 0 414 10/23/12, 08:37 AM
by Chris S
Early season snow pack observations... Jason4 0 477 10/22/12, 10:19 AM
by Jason4
ESPN Avy Series---Good Read Scotsman 3 595 10/18/12, 06:03 PM
by Lynden Don
BC 10 Skiing across my stupid line « 1 2  All » freeskiguy 38 5873 07/13/12, 11:17 AM
by freeskiguy
Avi Gear in summer? Koda 7 1130 07/10/12, 09:18 PM
by Lowell_Skoog
Higher Elevation slab? Joedabaker 11 1796 07/03/12, 06:20 PM
by avajane
Recent snowpack obs. btbd 3 1090 05/09/12, 09:55 AM
by btbd
April fools on Table Mountain chuck 14 1942 04/09/12, 07:52 PM
by HillsHaveEyes
Interesting Avy Control Approach - via Italy tortiseshell 2 893 04/05/12, 09:38 PM
by trees4me
Analysis of Ranger Peak Avalanche, Tetons, Mar2012 Amar Andalkar 1 885 03/29/12, 10:52 AM
by Charlie Hagedorn
Terrain Selection and Travel Techniques bc_skier 0 554 03/27/12, 09:16 PM
by bc_skier
Online Route-finding exercises reddirt 2 699 03/25/12, 08:45 PM
by Edgesport
Decision Making for Experienced Bc Travelers DenisSeattle 2 973 03/22/12, 03:57 PM
by Friends of NWAC
Baker BC - very reactive surface layer observation daveb 22 3637 03/19/12, 02:56 PM
by toby_tortorelli
Safety of trees Koda 9 1778 03/17/12, 02:13 AM
by Koda
Avalanche fatality in Revelstoke backcountry VerticallyInclined 0 910 03/13/12, 02:32 PM
by VerticallyInclined
Weak Layer Considerations « 1 2  All » garyabrill 26 3432 03/11/12, 06:53 PM
by freeskiguy
Video of 25 min burial and live recovery hefeweizen 1 783 03/10/12, 09:05 AM
by ron j
Avalanche on "safe" route at Pan Point, Mt Rainier Amar Andalkar 6 1800 03/08/12, 02:28 PM
by nhluhr
Large slide in Kendall ridge's south chute Marcus 1 944 03/06/12, 08:51 PM
by cumulus
Video of climax avalanche in ski resort in France Broz 1 701 03/06/12, 11:49 AM
by VerticallyInclined
The Snowy Torrents: Avy accident books FREE online Amar Andalkar 1 614 03/02/12, 10:04 AM
by cumulus
Crystal BC 2/19 Burial and Rescue Marcus 1 1040 02/27/12, 03:08 PM
by Scotsman
Tree Well Video: Must watch! Scotsman 7 1640 02/26/12, 11:14 AM
by rnbfish
Andrew Mclean's 10 tips for avy avoidance Scotsman 3 1322 02/24/12, 09:05 AM
by Koda
5) What happens to weak layers in the long run? garyabrill 1 867 02/21/12, 05:29 PM
by rlsg
A humbling lesson in avalanches brew 5 2655 02/19/12, 07:13 PM
by Jonn-E
1) What are weak layers and why are they dangerous garyabrill 9 1856 02/16/12, 07:29 PM
by garyabrill
Deep Slab Tutorial w Caroline Gleich Edgesport 2 867 02/13/12, 02:27 PM
by garyabrill
Another decision flow chart silaswild 1 793 02/11/12, 09:04 AM
by davidG
Extended Column Test - How to interpret? « 1 2  All » jdclimber 40 4776 02/10/12, 10:49 AM
by ryanl
Cornice Collapse Near Miss bwalt822 3 970 02/07/12, 07:32 PM
by Edgesport
Behavior and results of a weak layer Edgesport 2 716 02/02/12, 12:37 PM
by VerticallyInclined
Mt Baker slack country ""Lost and Found" pred 2 966 02/02/12, 05:12 AM
by curmudgeon
Free base grinds in Rock Face pipedream 0 646 02/01/12, 10:32 PM
by pipedream
Here's a good one Scotsman 0 723 02/01/12, 10:47 AM
by Scotsman
Snowmobiler incident eastern Wa. rippy 5 1402 02/01/12, 07:10 AM
by 0321Recon
Transceivers and EM Interference pipedream 2 725 01/30/12, 10:05 AM
by garyabrill
photo of table tourers alecapone 23 3491 01/26/12, 07:51 PM
by chuck
Close up photo of surface hoar cchapin 3 991 01/13/12, 11:03 PM
by RyanPete81
Communications Checklists otter 5 1218 01/11/12, 02:13 PM
by Robert Connor
Avy Hazard and Decision Making (from Cement Basin post) « 1 2  All » GerryH 35 2746 01/05/12, 09:57 AM
by garyabrill
BC 9 weak links of the stupid kind freeskiguy 7 1694 01/03/12, 07:42 AM
by skykilo
Here's What I Fear « 1 2  All » ron j 43 5595 01/02/12, 01:08 AM
by ace117
4) Why can weak layers be triggered long after for garyabrill 3 878 12/27/11, 06:24 PM
by garyabrill
A unique approach to avalanche avoidance Andrew Carey 1 804 12/27/11, 06:15 PM
by garyabrill
3) What makes weak layers persistent? garyabrill 1 553 12/22/11, 04:47 PM
by CookieMonster
2) What snowpack structures are most dangerous? garyabrill 1 706 12/20/11, 02:16 PM
by CookieMonster
10 essentials Andrew Carey 0 744 12/18/11, 04:49 PM
by Andrew Carey
Models CookieMonster 11 1656 12/14/11, 09:47 PM
by CookieMonster
Advance Hindsight Lowell_Skoog 9 1689 12/13/11, 09:02 PM
by normanclyde
Phantom 4/6/2011 Thread Marcus 1 1036 12/10/11, 11:09 PM
by peteyboy
Personal Rules otter 4 1034 12/09/11, 02:32 PM
by CookieMonster
Scenarios 1 Koda 6 978 12/08/11, 07:07 PM
by ron j
bc 8 freeskiguy 0 738 12/03/11, 02:05 PM
by freeskiguy
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