Author: Bruce Tremper

Paperback released August 2028.

This book is the ultimate starting guide for anyone who wants to better understand the snowpack beyond the basic avalanche courses for recreationalists. It is part of the Avalanche Risk Management Level 5 (ARML5) curriculum and should become a regular go-to on your bookshelf.

Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, 3rd Edition is a practical, accessible guide to avalanche safety from one of the world's leading snow scientists. It covers the fundamentals through to advanced decision-making, including:

• Managing the human factors that contribute to accidents

• Terrain evaluation and hazard recognition

• How avalanches form and behave

• Snowpack assessment techniques

• Risk management and exposure control

• Safe backcountry travel

• Survival and self-rescue

• Companion rescue strategies

• Human factors in avalanche accidents

  
  

Updated with the latest snow research and field techniques. Essential reading for anyone travelling in avalanche terrain.

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