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Avalanche Education

Three variables interact to determine the possibility or likelihood that an avalanche might occur. YOU are in the middle of this "Avalanche Triangle" at right. In order to maximize your safety YOU need to continually update your assessment of all three variables including:

Terrain: the slope must be steep enough to avalanche. Always be aware of changes in elevation, aspect and slope angle.

Snowpack: the snow must be unstable enough to avalanche. Stay aware of changes in snow texture, layering and bonding as you move from slope to slope.

Weather: Weather is another important variable. Changing weather can quickly increase instability. In the Northwest when temperatures often hover near freezing, minor changes can make major differences in snowpack stability.

There are shortcuts to a lot of things BUT there are NO shortcuts to avalanche awareness! Read, learn, study, & practice avalanche awareness.
Take an avalanche class (see list in the Education Providers section of this web site). Two lecturers retired from the US Forest Service, and sponsored by the Friends of NWAC, offer free Avalanche Awareness Lectures. To schedule a talk by either lecturer, e-mail us.
Study The Avalanche Encyclopedia (courtesy of the Utah Avalanche Center)

Use the Avalanche and Weather Glossaries to help understand
Download this free checklist, and use it before you go! Check out these Avalanche Myths, from the Utah Avalanche Center and from the NWAC. Check out on-line avalanche tutorials, like that at the National Avalanche Center

Know the North American Avalanche Danger Scale and how it applies to you, especially noting the trends in the danger levels.
Become familiar with the NWAC Avalanche Danger Rose and what it means
Go to this web site Resources link. Read, learn and apply the various information provided, including the stability correlation guide included in the Snowpack Resources section of the home page dropdown menu.

Click the following for a list of books and videos on the subject.

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