PowderPanda
Staff member
Hey Folks,
Good time to start boning up on avy education. There are a lot of youtube channels for how to dig a stability snow pit (I have a folder that I save these in and rewatch them when on a stairmaster or when bored) as well as various on-line course. below is one that @idsnowghost sent out this Spring.
Another thing to do, go hike what you want to ride, take a look at the terrain, does it look like avy terrain, have the steepness, big trees knocked down at the bottom of a runout, bushes that only grow 4-5ft high, flagging on uphill side of trees, these are just a few signs. Take photo's, do route finding to find a path that won't cross avy terrain on the way in or up the mountain.
Literally 2.5 months until the snows start... YaY!
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Good time to start boning up on avy education. There are a lot of youtube channels for how to dig a stability snow pit (I have a folder that I save these in and rewatch them when on a stairmaster or when bored) as well as various on-line course. below is one that @idsnowghost sent out this Spring.
Another thing to do, go hike what you want to ride, take a look at the terrain, does it look like avy terrain, have the steepness, big trees knocked down at the bottom of a runout, bushes that only grow 4-5ft high, flagging on uphill side of trees, these are just a few signs. Take photo's, do route finding to find a path that won't cross avy terrain on the way in or up the mountain.
Literally 2.5 months until the snows start... YaY!
https://altusmountainguides.thinkific.com/users/sign_in
