Snowpack Terrain Avalanche Problems Avalanche Rescue Myth or Fact and Popular Culture?
100
What does a persistent slab feel and/or look like?
Strong over weak
100
What are terrain traps?
Gulleys, crevasses, cliffs, trees, rocks
100
What are loose snow avalanches?
Point-release on steep terrain with weak snow, new snow or wet snow; typically triggered below skiers with the exception of heated rocks
100
What is a flux line?
Shape of signal sent by transceiver
100
Which character succumbs to their fate in an avalanche in the movie Aspen Extreme?
Duxter Rutecki
200
What are the 3 persistent weak layers?
Facets, depth hoar, surface hoar
200
What are trigger points?
Convexities, isolated trees or rocks
200
What is a storm slab?
~12" new snow in less than 48 hours producing avalanches on all aspects from valley floors to mountain tops
200
What is shoveling?
Portion of rescue that requires the most time
200
What years did the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup?
1999 and 2001
300
What are the conditions that produce facets?
Cold, shallow snowpack or cold clear nights and warm days
300
What is an inclinometer?
Tool used to measure slope steepness
300
What are slab avalanches (specifically persistent slab avalanches in Colorado)
#1 killer type of avalanche
300
What is 10 minutes?
Time to extricate non-trauma victims resulting in 90% survival rate of full burials
300
What is a way to remotely trigger an avalanche?
Walking on flat terrain on the valley floor
400
What is depth hoar?
Matured facets that have grown over a long time due to cold, shallow conditions and that are now large and have striations under a loupe
400
What angle are slab avalanches most likely to occur?
30-45
400
What is a deep persistent slab
Failure on facets over 1 M deep producing an avalanche that has a crown and flanks
400
What is beacon, shovel, probe, air bag and helmet?
5 items that team members should have to increase odds of survival in an avalanche?
400
What is a possibly terrible route for traveling through avalanche terrain?
Summer trails are good routes for winter travel
500
What is surface hoar?
winter's dew on the snow surface
500
What are two most important components of terrain that determine location of specific avalanche problems?
Aspect and elevation
500
What is a wind slab
Surface problem of varying depths found on leeward slopes and producing drum-like sound when walked upon
500
What is the frequency of an avalanche transciever
457 kHz
500
What was Patrick Roy's jersey number?
Number 33






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