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Online
Resources for Snow & Avalanche Information
The
Silverton Avalanche School
Since
1962 the Silverton Avalanche School has educated skiers, snowboarders,
snowmobilers, ski patrollers, Department of Transportation employees,
Search and Rescue personnel, and law enforcement officers about
the hazards of avalanches. this site contains schedules, prices,
philosophy and more.
Colorado
Avalanche Information Center
The
CAIC promotes safety by reducing the impact of avalanches on recreation,
industry, and transportation in the State through a program of
forecasting and education. The CAIC is a program within the Colorado
Geological Survey. This site allows you to the latest mountain
weather, snow and avalanche conditions for the San Juan Mountains.
Center
for Snow and Avalanche Studies
The
Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies enhances the interdisciplinary
investigation of the alpine snow system's behavior and role in
human/environment relationships by offering resources - people,
information, and facilities - for field-based research and education.
Contact
clandry@frontier.net
The
Silverton Outdoor Learning and Recreation Center
The
Silverton Outdour Learning and Recreation Center provides a number
of courses relating to Avalanche study and backcountry safety
awareness. This links to their schedule of courses.
Avalanche
Mapping Website
This
site is set up so that users with basic avalanche training and
intermediate computer skills can download GIS and avalanche snowpit
data and print maps from ArcExplorer (a free GIS data viewer form
ERSI). There are maps from a variety of locations around Colorado.
American
Avalanche Association
The
American Avalanche Association (AAA) is comprised of a collective
group of dedicated professionals engaged in the study, forecasting,
control and mitigation of snow avalanches. Association membership
includes qualified researchers, professional avalanche forecasters,
snow safety officers, snow rangers and qualified ski patrollers,
technicians and specialists.
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