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The contents of the Guide Book Snow range from basic avalanche classifications (snow slab vs. loose snow avalanche) to correct reading of the situation report and tour planning to camaraderie rescue. For rough tour planning, the Guide Book recommends the 3x3 method, i.e. the assessment of conditions, terrain and people on three different spatial scales: regional (situation in the region), local (course of a particular tour) and on an individual slope. Some common "rules of thumb" for terrain selection depending on the danger level are also mentioned.

All in all, the CCMR method offers a scheme that can be used as a guide, but is somewhat less rigid than the professional reduction method, for example. In the CBMR, much is based on the user actively asking themselves questions, from "what is the probability of triggering?" to "what consequences are we prepared to live with?". It is accepted that there are not always clear-cut answers. An exact assessment is particularly difficult when it comes to the probability of triggering - so you also have to deal with certain uncertainties.

Descriptive examples based on individual slopes and tours can be found in the Guide Book Snow! The Guide Book is available in printed form from Ortovox dealers. The digital version will be updated for the coming winter.