Avalanches - A Guide to Assessing and Reduce Risks

This guide, aimed at winter sports enthusiasts and professionals, can help you learn the skill of avalanche prediction. It will help you understand and predict avalanches, evaluate the risks and reduce the dangers. This practical, pocket-sized guide is for use on the mountain and when planning a trip.

The following organisations offer avalanche training.

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Glenmore Lodge National Sports Centre
Aviemore
Inverness-shire
Scotland PH22 1QU
www.glenmorelodge.org.uk

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland
The Old Granary
West Mill Street
Perth
Scotland PH1 5QP
www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk

Plas y Brenin National Sports Centre
Capel Curig
Conwy
Wales LL24 0ET
www.pyb.org.uk

Training is also offered by individual members of:

The Association of British Mountain Guides and The Association of Mountaineering Instructors, both at:
Siabod Cottage
Capel Curig
Conwy
Wales  LL24 0ET
www.bmg.org.uk
www.ami.org.uk

Canadian Avalanche Association
Box 2759
Revelstoke
BC VOE 2SO
Canada
www.avalanche.ca

Forest Service National Avalanche Center
PO Box 2356
Ketchum
Idaho 83340
USA
www.avalanche.org

Links to avalanche centres in North America

American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education
211 S. Teller
Gunnison
CO 81230
USA
www.avtraining.com

Links to many training providers

New Zealand Mountain Safety Council
PO Box 6027
Wellington
New Zealand
info@mountainsafety.org.nz

METEORISK
CP 993
CH-1951
SION
Switzerland
www.meteorisk.com
tel.: 00 41 (0)79 433 30 72

Useful addresses

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The telephone numbers of the telephone information services distributing the various avalanche bulletins are numerous … but you can find them all on the Internet. Make sure you note them down at the start of the winter.

Snow and weather information
www.avalanches.org
European avalanche services site, with content in English

www.csac.org
Links to all available on-line avalanche bulletins world-wide

www.metoffice.gov.uk
Links to many national weather services