Introduction to Backcountry Skiing: how to stay alive and have fun!
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Backcountry skiing involves skiing in unpatrolled wilderness areas rather than ski resorts. It requires hiking for hours to access remote downhill runs that last less than an hour. Safety is paramount, as backcountry skiers risk avalanches. Proper equipment like avalanche beacons, probes, and shovels are needed to search for and rescue anyone buried in an avalanche. Backcountry skiing is a solitary sport that provides scenic runs, but participants must partner up to stay safe in avalanche terrain.
Introduction to Backcountry Skiing: how to stay alive and have fun!
- 2. FIRST RULE OF BACKCOUNTRY SKIING: YOUVE GOT TO LOOK GOOD - L O G A N , T H E A VA L A N C H E S A F E T Y I N S T R U C T O R
- 3. BACKCOUNTRY SKIING Not cross-country skiing Not extreme skiing
- 4. FIRST YOU GO UP FOR OVER 4 HOURS
- 5. TO SKI DOWN FOR LESS THAN AN HOUR
- 6. NOT JUST BETTER POWDER Heli-skiing Snow cat skiing Side country (lift served backcounty)
- 7. EARN YOUR TURNS Gadgets Adventure Teamwork Solitude + Scenery
- 8. GADGETS FREE HEEL + SKINS
- 9. SKINS
- 13. FREE HEEL RANDONNE A . K . A A L P I N E T O U R I N G O R A . T.
- 18. ADVENTURE
- 19. D AY T R I P S Lake Tahoe Yosemite Sequoia + Kings Canyon National Parks
- 20. SKI HUTS
- 21. GETTING OFF THE GRID APPRECIATING EVERY DAY CONVENIENCES
- 22. SNOW CAMPING
- 23. MOUNTAIN CLIMBING SNOW CAVES
- 24. TEAMWORK AVA L A N C H E S
- 25. SLAB AVA L A N C H E S 24 deaths last season 3 fatalities inbounds Avalanches happen at ski resorts
- 26. MORE GADGETS Avalanche Transceiver (Beacon) Avalanche Probe Snow Shovel
- 27. AVA L A N C H E B E A C O N Receiver: Search for a buried friend Transmitter: Sends a signal for a friend to be able to find you
- 28. AVA L A N C H E P R O B E + S H O V E L Pinpoint the victim under snow Dig out
- 29. AVA L A N C H E RESCUE
- 30. LOW CHANCES TO SURVIVE One typically survives 20 minutes buried under the snow It takes on average 30 minutes to find a victim with one searcher Injuries One should NEVER go backcountry skiing alone, help will never arrive on time
- 31. EVEN MORE GADGETS Avalanche Airbag Avalung
- 32. W W W. S I E R R A A V A L A N C H E C E N T E R . O R G PREVENTION
- 37. RESOURCES www.sierraavalanchecenter.com - Tahoe Avalanche Forecast www.avtraining.org - AIARE www.sierraclub.org/outings/lodges - Ski Huts www.alpineskills.com - Avalanche Safety / Backcountry Skiing Classes http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Backcountry-Snowboard- Summits-California/dp/0898866561 - where to go in california.
- 38. CREDITS Yuri Yuryev & Eli Levine - photography Jane - staying home with the kids, while I ski