Avalanches and safty?

masta_LE3B

masta_LE3B

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i allready searchbarred it so im good there

iv been getting into snowmaching in backcountry more and since i live near good bc stuff i fell like i need to know more about the backcountry, that and allmost getting hit by an avalanche really woke me up, 

so i was wondering what some good avalanche coarses were in alaska, and if you know any thing then post it that help alot, i some of the baisics, but i deffinatly need to all i can, so a thanks

bobby
 
Go to avalanche.org, check out the Chugach and Valdez avy center websites, find a Level 1 Avy course locally, take it, read up online/avalanche books. You don't want to be out in the BC at all EVER without proper avalanche training and gear. Seriously.
 
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I read it twice and I'm taking an avy 1 class starting tonight at REI in slc... can't wait to rip the wasatch bc with the cottonwood elitists this year!!!... like the guy said above just go to avalanche.org and they'll have a list of classes in your area
 
Good on ya Aside from good gear and the skills necessary to use it. Good partners are the best thing you can have in the bc. Strive to be a good partner, break your share of trail, show interest in snow pack anaylisis. Have 1st aid skills. Ask questions, look at the big picture, route finding, what is the danger above me? Practice strong ski cuts. don't be afraid to voice your opinions concerns, group dynamics play a role in almost every avvy incident. I don't think there is enough snow yet for anyone to have beacon parks set up, yet but The bird Soli and the canyons will all have them eventually. Have your shit dialed when the shit hit's the fan it is to late. Sooner or later the shit will hit the fan in some form.

 
Im level 1 avalanche certified and stuff, which help alot. Make sure you have the proper equipment and everything else. and just be smart
 
first get your butt to a basic avvy class, you can learn quite a bit from that in terms of what to look for in the snowpack, how to choose routes, how to ski in groups, etc.

but dont just sprint out into the BC after that. you really need to go out with people who know what they are doing, because theres a lot of little varials and things that you can really only learn from being out with experienced people
 
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