Life-Link Snow Sense Book

Description

An informal, 114 page hand sized avalanche handbook and guide to evaluate snow and avalanche hazards. Topics include: avalanche hazard evaluation, terrain weather, proper route selection, decision making and avalanche rescue techniques.

Topics include:

• Avalanche hazard evaluation
• Terrain
• Weather
• Proper Route Selection
• Decision making
• Avalanche Rescue Techniques

Powder Magazine, Steve Casimiro, March 1999 Jill Fredston and Doug Fesler are the best avalanche instructors in North America, period. No other teachers have more credibility or put as much effort into the curriculum, presentation, and teaching methods. Fredston and Fesler's multi-day courses are lively affairs, insightful blends of theory, practice, fieldwork, humor, and thinking on your feet. Bruce Tremper, director of the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center, calls them "artistry." Their book "Snow Sense" is by far the best material available on staying alive in avalanche country. And their non-profit organization, the Alaska Mountain Safety Center, is one of the highest-regarded outfits for avalanche forecasting, mitigation, and hazard evaluation. Mark Jenkins, Backpacker, May 1995 Here's a book you should have. I know, I know, everybody says that but this is different. This book lays out what avalanches are and how they happen, and it will save your life. Now notice I didn't say this is a book you should have on your bookshelf. This one should be in the top pocket of your pack. Simply put, "Snow Sense" is a pocket guide to safe snow travel, whether you're hiking, backpacking, skiing, snowshoeing, or mountaineering in high risk areas. Read it once. Read it again. Take it into the field and practice the skills it teaches. Every time I hear of another avalanche-caused death in the Rockies, I wish the victim had read this book. Ther survivors must read it.