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Utah Avalanche Center Releases New ‘Know Before You Go’ Program

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It’s October. The days are shortening. The weather’s cooling. Snow is going to start falling sooner than you know it. It’s time to dust the cobwebs off your avalanche brain and get it working again. A backcountry course raises your awareness of a multitude of factors concerning snow and wind patterns and navigating avalanche terrain. It helps in allowing you […]

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AvyBrains | October 6, 2022
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Backcountry Safety Basics Part 4: Avalanche Forecasts

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Clay Malott | February 11, 2021
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How Well Do You Know How To Use Your Avalanche Beacon? | Part 2: Multiple Burials

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Mike Bartholow | February 11, 2021
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Where and How to Sign Up for a Level 1 Avalanche Safety Course

New to the backcountry this season? Take your Level 1. Skied the backcountry before but haven’t taken an official course? Take your Level 1. Like skiing out of bounds? Take your Level 1. Do you nerd out about snow? Then take your Level 1. Taking your Level 1 avalanche certification course is crucial for getting your foot in the door […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 9, 2021
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VIDEO: Ski Cutting in the Backcountry: 9 Ways to Reduce the Obvious Risk

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What I Learned From Triggering an Avalanche in the Backcountry Last Season

Brought to you by SCARPA You think you’re slick until you’re not. On April 16, 2020, I unintentionally triggered a small (but terrifying) soft-slab avalanche while skiing ‘Little Chute‘ on Mount Baldy at Alta Ski Area in Utah. This happened in the heart of a pandemic. It was my first real encounter with an avalanche and, needless to say, I […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 8, 2021
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New This Month: The SnowBrains Avalanche Forecast Tab

New this month is our Avalanche Forecast tab, courtesy of Avalanche.org! Avalanche education/awareness is a HUGE component of SnowBrains and now you are only one click away from every avalanche forecast available in the United States. Related: The SnowBrains Podcast โ€“ Episode #4 โ€“ Whatโ€™s The #1 Tool Available To Skiers & Riders in Avalanche Terrain? If planning on skiing […]

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AvyBrains | December 15, 2020
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Fund Started to Create Avalanche Education Scholarship In Honor of Backcountry Rider Killed This Season

The Trace Carillo #dreamachieve Scholarship is seeking donations for the creation of an endowed scholarship to make avalanche education and training more accessible to those with financial need. Avalanche education is a key bridge that must be crossed in the path to becoming an experienced backcountry skier. Avalanche courses serve to better the skiing community by ensuring that every skier […]

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