awareness

Below is the content of the Awareness training course. 

This course covers the basic knowledge and skills for skiers, boarders and mountaineers who want to understand safe travel in avalanche terrain.

A.  Snow, slopes and triggers

·       Recognising avalanche terrain and conditions

·       Simple snow profile

·       Simple block test

B.  Information, observation and decision making

·       Avalanche bulletins and danger scale

·       Weather forecasts

·       Route planning

·       Making observations

·       Decision making and risk reduction

·       Survival strategies

C.  Rescue organisation, searching and emergency care

·       How transceivers work

·       Transceiver search exercises

·       Probing and digging

Avalanches Danger!

A summary of the basic knowledge and skills by the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention