Avalanches – Zac's Tracs https://zacstracs.com Avalanche Skills Training for Snowmobilers Wed, 02 Dec 2020 06:59:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.16 https://zacstracs.com/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-cropped-zt_banner_transparent_full1-32x32.png Avalanches – Zac's Tracs https://zacstracs.com 32 32 080217_Clemina_Small_Bowl_Avy_During_Class1_r https://zacstracs.com/080217_clemina_small_bowl_avy_during_class1_r/ https://zacstracs.com/080217_clemina_small_bowl_avy_during_class1_r/#respond Wed, 02 Dec 2020 06:18:48 +0000 https://zacstracs.com/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/080217_Clemina_Small_Bowl_Avy_During_Class1_r.jpg The post 080217_Clemina_Small_Bowl_Avy_During_Class1_r appeared first on Zac's Tracs.

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]]> https://zacstracs.com/feed/?attachment_id=6095 0 090118 Valemount AST17_1 slope before fatality https://zacstracs.com/ast1-field-sessions-for-snowmobilers/090118-valemount-ast17_1-slope-before-fatality/ https://zacstracs.com/ast1-field-sessions-for-snowmobilers/090118-valemount-ast17_1-slope-before-fatality/#respond Wed, 21 Nov 2018 19:36:31 +0000 https://zacstracs.com/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/090118-Valemount-AST17_1-slope-before-fatality.jpg Avoid traveling on or under slopes that are similar to those that have recently avalanched.

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Avalanches happen in cycles. Use the forecast to understand how to avoid similar weaknesses.

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]]> https://zacstracs.com/ast1-field-sessions-for-snowmobilers/090118-valemount-ast17_1-slope-before-fatality/feed/ 0 Snowmobiler_Observing_Recent_Avalanche_Turtle_Revelstoke https://zacstracs.com/ast1-field-sessions-for-snowmobilers/snowmobiler_observing_recent_avalanche_turtle_revelstoke/ https://zacstracs.com/ast1-field-sessions-for-snowmobilers/snowmobiler_observing_recent_avalanche_turtle_revelstoke/#respond Wed, 21 Nov 2018 19:32:40 +0000 https://zacstracs.com/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Snowmobiler_Observing_Recent_Avalanche_Turtle_Revelstoke.jpg Pay attention to signs of instability and recent avalanches while traveling.

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Avalanche field observations help us make decisions to choose terrain to match the forecasted avalanche conditions.

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Luckily 11 snowmobilers helped dig out the snowmobile from the avalanche near Radium, BC.

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Spring avalanche snow set up like concrete and it took more than one hour to dig out the snowmobile.

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