2, slab and point release.

It can cause drafts and cornices, adds more snow to the fall, windward slops are scorned and appear bare.

They look round, don't have much snow underneath them to support the weight. Also can look like a bowl less steep as you ski them, safer but can still trigger.

can create a buried surface hoar, slab avalanches usually occur many days after signs of a week layer

After 5 minutes, 80%, after 10 minutes, 40%, 20 minutes, 35%, 30 minutes, 10%.

Wind, warm temperature or rain, rock fall or snow of trees, heavy load of snow on hill, explosives, or caused by a human or animal.

Multiple snow falls make the lower levels of snow weak. Wind packed layers have potential to release a slab avalanche.

No escape route, pushed to the centre, both sides of the bowl may be unstable.

past avalanches, estimate when the avalanche occurred, effects of wind, rime, recent snowfall, past rain on the snow, air temperature,

look down from there last seen position, look for visuals, start with signal search, robe for the victim, shovel when found,

Dry avalanches can go 200 km/h, wet avalanches can go 100 km/h.

Slopes to the south will warm and weaken faster, more likely to create an avalanche.

A small group of trees or a large rock can provide limited shelter from an avalanche.

transceiver, shovel, probe, airbag packs, helmet, emergency communications, releasable bindings, recco.

start with a signal search, follow induction line towards victim, when close switch to a fine search technique.

Start zone at the top of a path, often steeper than the track, 30-45 degree angle, little to no vegetation.
Track is the path of the avalanche, steep enough to maintain the snow but not to trigger.
Run out is the bottom where you should check for survivor

The snow remains unstable longer, more likely to produce an avalanche during cold winters.

Is an terrain feature that makes injuries or burial more likely making escape more difficult.

Top shows current dangers, problems that may be expected, timed for weekend rides, designed to give "nowcast"

move slowly around trying to find a signal

30-45 degrees is the ideal range.

Dangers of avalanches are higher in higher regions of the mountain, fewer trees and bushes to anchor the snowpack

They provide cover and act as anchors to prevent and avalanche.

wind scorned slopes are safer than loaded slopes, avoid convexs, narrow ridges are safe, broad valley bottoms are safer than surrounding slopes.

Grab your stick and poke around in the snow for your lost friend.