Learn essential avalanche skills with a Cicerone mini-guide

Cover of Avalanche!
Availability
Reprinted
Cover
Paperback - Laminated
Published
28 Jun 2007
Edition
First
ISBN
9781852844738
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ISBN (10)
1852844736
Size
15.5 x 10.0 x 0.5cm
Weight
130g
Pages
112
Originally Published
25 Jan 2007

Avalanche!

Understand and reduce risks from Avalanches by Robert Bolognesi

This practical pocket-sized guidebook can help you learn the skill of snow avalanche prediction. Aimed at all winter snow sports enthusiasts, you can learn the skill of avalanche prediction, understand and predict avalanches, evaluate the risks and reduce the dangers. The book includes a Nivotest designed to help quantify risks from avalanches. More...

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Seasons

Winter.

Difficulty

Aimed at those involved in snow and winter sports, from enthusiasts to professionals.
 
 

Preface   
Introduction   

Avalanches
Classification   
Personal Accounts   

Risk Assessment
Definition of risk    
Criteria for risk assessment    
Assessing risk    

Reducing the Risk
Reducing the possibility of avalanche release    
Reducing potential damage    

Conclusion    
Using NivoTest    
Glossary    
Index   
Useful addresses   

 
 
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