Links Worth Investigating

articles we recommend

Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Avalanche Study

Avalanche Education & Resouces

JHAvlanache.org

  • The Bridger Teton Avalanche Center

  • Our local professional forecasting service

Avalanche.org

  • Access all U.S. forecasting centers

  • Explore accident reports

Know Before You Go

  • Free online avalanche awareness program

  • Check out their Know Before You Go video

Backcountry Access’s Avalanche Rescue Page

  • Excellent videos on transceiver searching, probing, strategic shoveling, and more

Rescue at Cherry Bowl

  • A case study of a rescue in British Columbia

  • Several chapters worth of interviews and information

The Human Factor 2.0

  • An award-winning multimedia feature about staying safe in avalanche terrain through proper decision-making.

Avalanche Problem Toolbox

  • A great resource from the folks at the Utah Avalanche Center that provides education on the established Avalanche Problems

Backcountry skiing/riding Resources

Backcountry Access’s Safe Shredding Series, Ep#1

  • Video series on responsible backcountry skiing/riding, #sendandreturn

Teton Gravity Research’s Backcountry Travel Guide

  • Background information on how to plan a backcountry ski trip

Snowmobiling

How to Make Your Snowmobile Last Forever

  • An article on maintenance

Info for Travel in bear country

How To Be Safe Around Bears

Be Bear Aware

Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee Grizzly Bear Information

Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee Bear Spray Information

Grand Teton Nation Park on Safety in Bear Country

Yellowstone on Bear Safety

First aid

Wilderness First Aid Basics

Wilderness First Aid Kit Contents

Online CPR and First Aid Courses

TCSAR Info on Hypothermia

Videos

How to Use Your Map and Compass

How to Plot Points on a Map with a UTM Grid Reader