Canadian Avalanche Operations

Introduction to Weather Forecasting:

• Chapter 1: Basic Meteorology
• Chapter 2: Atmospheric Circulation
• Chapter 3: Clouds and Precipitation
• Chapter 4: Winter Weather Patterns in Western Canada
• Chapter 5: Weather Observations
• Chapter 6: Weather and the Mountain Snowpack
• Chapter 7: Climate
• Chapter 8a: Basic Weather Forecasting

Advanced Weather Forecasting:

• Chapter 8b: Advanced Weather Forecasting
• Chapter 9: Historic Weather and Climate Data
• Chapter 10: The Forecast Funnel

Forecast Funnel Links:

• Weather Products for Western Canada

Avalanche Search and Rescue

• Lesson 1: Avalanche Survival and Mortality
• Lesson 2: How Modern Transceivers Work
• Lesson 3: Transceiver Interference
• Lesson 4: Transceiver Function Check
• Lesson 5: Stages of a Transceiver Search
• Lesson 6: Multiple Burials
• Lesson 7: Deep Burials
• Lesson 8: Probing
• Lesson 9: Search Equipment
• Lesson 10: Strike Team Shovelling Technique
• Lesson 11: Rescue and Medical Triage
• Lesson 12: First Aid and Evacuation
• Lesson 13: Avalanche Incident-Site Organisation
• Lesson 14: Post-Incident Issues and Responsibilities
• Lesson 15: Risk in Avalanche Search and Rescue

Observation Guidelines and Recording Standards

• Chapter 1: Weather and Snow Observations
• Chapter 2: Field Weather Observations
• Chapter 3: Snowpack Observations
• Chapter 4: Avalanche Observations