Ebook: Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain

The more you know about snow stability, the better your travel and rescue skills. And the sharper your decision making, the better you'll be able to avoid avalanche danger and have more fun in the winter backcountry. In Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, 3rd Edition, acclaimed snow and avalanche expert Bruce Tremper provides easy-to-understand avalanche safety tips and skills, including the latest snow research and techniques for evaluating snowpack, as well how to rescue companions in the event of an avalanche. Other topics include:

How to evaluate terrain and decide whether it's safe or dangerous

How avalanches work

How to test snow stability

How to control your exposure and lower your risk

Safe travel techniques

What to do if you're caught in an avalanche

Search-and-rescue strategies

Managing the human factors that contribute to accidents

This fully revised and updated third edition of Bruce's...