Beacons vs Transceivers again
It seems that people are still confused about the difference between an emergency locator *beacon* and an avalanche *transceiver*
Author: Michael Coyle
Sledder Situational Awareness again
The S.T.O.P. tool designed to encourage sledders to develop situational awareness and be safer in avalanche terrain
CAA AvSAR Course
Some musings on the CAA’s Avalanche Search and Rescue seminar for SAR teams considering sending people.
Situational Awareness: Sledder vs Skier
In my last post on this subject I wrote about how skiers have an advantage over sledders in that they have more opportunity to observe conditions as they travel through terrain. Today, some observations on the flip side of the …
Older Map of Pitt Lake
We came across this map of Pitt Lake in the SAR Archives the other day. Interesting for the place names that aren’t on more modern maps. Funny how the mountains look like cones.
Guest Post tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll have a guest writer posting to the blog.
Archived Avalanche Bulletins
Electron Microscope image of a snowflake
How to retrieve archived avalanche bulletins from the Canadian Avalanche Association
On the end of the year and old and new things
Some musings on the end of the year and what’s coming in the next.
