The 4th, expanded and revised edition of the "PowderGuide. Avalanches: Risk check for freeriders" is now available hot off the press. The claim remains the same: learning must be fun! Compared to the third edition from 2010, the 4th edition has been completely revised and the avalanche awareness and avalanche rescue chapters have been expanded: on 16 additional pages, the two Tyrolean avalanche experts Rudi Mair and Patrick Nairz provide an introduction to the avalanche hazard patterns they presented for the first time in winter 2010/11. The avalanche rescue chapter by Manuel Genswein has also been expanded. Many new photos and graphics also make the new edition interesting for readers who already own the 1st or 2nd edition.
The authors
Tobias Kurzeder & Holger Feist (ed.)
Manuel Genswein, Lea Hartl, Patrick Nairz, Rudi Mair, Peter Oster, Stefan Beulke, Marius Schwager
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From the contents
Chapter 1 - The mountain
The Alps and avalanches; Slope inclination, exposure; slope forms Chapter 2 - Snow and meteorologySnow types, snow cover; forms of transformation; Meteorology Chapter 3 - Avalanche science
Loose snow avalanches, slab avalanches; tension, friction and hot spots; fresh snow and avalanche danger; wind and avalanche danger; avalanche danger patterns Chapter 4 - Risk checkWarning signs of avalanche danger; the deadly threesome; the avalanche situation report; risk management; the 3x3 filter method; the reduction method; the limits; the SnowCard. Chapter 5 - Equipment for freeridersEmergency and rescue equipment; avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe, avalanche airbag; first aid and emergency equipment; additional equipment Chapter 6 - Measures in the event of an avalanche accidentBehavior in the event of an avalanche; rescuing buried victims; handling the avalanche transceiver; First aid Chapter 7 - Applied avalanche awarenessTerrain assessment; group and descent organization; the freeride seasons; the map as a planning tool Chapter 8 - Even more informationNature and environmental protection; freeriding and (criminal) law; avalanche and freeride courses Chapter 9 - AppendixOrder the new PowderGuide directly from the publisher...
