Course Resources

For Southcentral Alaska

AGC Avalanche Links

• Gear List

• Adult Waiver

• Minor Waiver (under 18)

• Reservation, Cancellation, and Insurance Policy

• Trip Plan Worksheet

• Forecasting Worksheet

• Route Plan Worksheet

• Observation Worksheet

Books

• The Avalanche Factor by Joe Stock

• Avalanche Decision Making Field Book by Joe Stock

• Glacier Climbing & Crevasse Rescue by Ian Nicholson

Avalanche Forecasts

• Chugach Avalanche Center — the site for Southcentral Alaska

• Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center — forecasts and information

• Avalanche.org — nation-wide avalanche information

• Alaskasnow.org — links to Alaska regional avalanche info

Weather

• Chugach Avalanche Center Weather — the weather site for Southcentral Alaska

• FAA Aviation Weather Cameras — remote locations in Alaska

• NWS Point Forecast — forecast for anywhere in Alaska

• Mountain Weather — Jim Woodmency’s page

• Windy — visuals

Avalanche Knowledge

• Know Before You Go – avalanche awareness education

• Avalanche Canada – tutorials

• National Avalanche Center – tutorials

• BCA Rescue videos — how-to videos

• Beacon Reviews.com — all things beacons

• The Avalanche Hour Podcast — interviews

• Rescue at Cherry Bowl — rescue story and overview

• Snow, Weather, and Avalanches — observation guidelines

• The Avalanche Review – publication of the American Avalanche Association

Navigation

• Gaia GPS app — the best for international navigators

• OnX Backcountry — best for US backcountry skiers because it has the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale layer for trip planning.

Some Good Articles

• Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek — Pulitzer-awarded journalism on the human factor

• A Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard, Statham et al, 2017 — This is the modern avalanche forecasting paper. It’s heavy, but worth a look.