| Avalanche Aware: The Essential Guide to Avalanche Safety Contributor(s): Moynier, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0762738030 ISBN-13: 9780762738038 Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2006 Annotation: Learn the most common circumstances that cause avalanches, how to recognize if conditions are stable enough to allow safe travel, and how to avoid being the trigger that causes a potentially fatal snowslide. Packed with expert advice, Avalanche Aware is the essential guide for safe and enjoyable winter travel in the mountains. This guide is perfect for: skiers snowboarders mountaineers snowmobilers Featuring: A checklist of essential equipment Warning signs of avalanche hazard Simple tests to determine snowpack stability Rescue techniques for yourself and others |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | First Aid - Sports & Recreation | Mountaineering - Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills |
| Dewey: 796.522 |
| LCCN: 2006043543 |
| Series: Kestrel |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.32" W x 7.16" (0.23 lbs) 104 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The concise and simple text explains the dangers associated with avalanches and how to avoid them. Revised to included information regarding the new digital avalanche transceivers and the changes in search patterns these have enabled, changes in terminology, and a small section on the hot topic of heuristics, which relate to psychological traps (i.e., decisions based on experience and not necessarily an objective assessment of the existing conditions). |