num_pages: 176
description: Winter athletes dont necessarily want to be snow scientists but playing in avalanche country does require basic knowledge of the risks in order to stay safe. This new guide by renowned avalanche expert Bruce Tremper is simple accessible and offers just the basics  an Everymans guide to avalanche safety that wont overtax your average ski bums but will keep them safe when theyre going for 12 consecutive months of powder. Avalanche Essentials is for everyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of avalanche awareness focusing on systems and checklists step-by-step procedures decision-making aids visual terrain and weather cues rescue techniques gear and more.Avalanche Essentials is intended for broader use by skiers snowboarders snowmobilers hikers climbers and snowshoers. Because it steers clear of more complex topics (e.g. snow metamorphism) its perfect for generalists as well as anyone who has studied avalanche safety and likes to keep a pocket reference while in potentially dangerous terrain.
language: English
title: Avalanche Essentials: A Step-by-Step System for Safety and Survival
publisher: Mountaineers Books