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• Online Avalanche Course:

  • INTRO
  • BASICS
  • - Snow and Snowpack Layering
  • - Triggers
  • - Avalanche Types
  • - Avalanche Size
  • TERRAIN
  • - Slope Angle
  • - Aspect
  • - Altitude/Elevation
  • - Common Trigger Points
  • - Terrain Traps
  • - Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale
  • CONDITIONS
  • DECISION MAKING
  • SAFE TRAVEL TECHNIQUES
  • ROUTE FINDING EXERCISES
  • RESCUE
  • - Transceivers
  • - Digging
  • REPORT OBSERVATIONS
  • YOUR NEXT STEPS

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Online Course - Terrain

AM I IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN?

The danger from avalanche varies with terrain. Avalanches are more likely to happen in terrain with certain characteristics and features. Being able to recognise these features is a key skill to develop in order to travel safely in the backcountry.

Let's look at each of these characteristics.

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