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Bruce Tremper

Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain

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  • ravnnielsenhas quoted6 years ago
    The moral of the story is to pay attention to weight, not depth.
  • ravnnielsenhas quoted6 years ago
    three-step rating, which they call “Simple, Challenging, or Complex.”
  • ravnnielsenhas quoted6 years ago
    Convex slopes statistically produce more avalanches and more avalanche accidents than other kinds of slope
  • ravnnielsenhas quoted6 years ago
    Wind can deposit snow ten times more rapidly than snow falling out of the sky.
  • ravnnielsenhas quoted6 years ago
    That’s why an inclinometer is one of the most important tools to carry in avalanche terrain.
  • ravnnielsenhas quoted6 years ago
    And the avalanche doesn’t care about our peculiar perceptions.
  • ravnnielsenhas quoted6 years ago
    To an avalanche, the closer the slope is to 38 degrees, the more it wants to send a slab rumbling down the mountain.
  • ravnnielsenhas quoted6 years ago
    The most important point to remember with slope steepness is that within the range of 30 to 45 degrees, avalanches are extremely sensitive to slope steepness.
  • ravnnielsenhas quoted6 years ago
    Slopes between 35 and 45 degrees cause the vast majority of avalanche fatalities (Figure 3-2).
  • ravnnielsenhas quoted6 years ago
    The bull’s-eye is around 38 degrees.
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