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Avy Education 1: 5 Rules For Skiing The Backcountry

Jimmy Tart is an educator with the Utah Avalanche Center, and he’s here to walk us through Know Before You Go. Know Before You Go is a free avalanche awareness program that provides a great overview of avalanche risk, what dangers you need to be aware of when backcountry skiing, and how to avoid triggering an avalanche. Kickstart your avalanche education with this 45-minute overview of all things backcountry safety. In this video, Jimmy covers the following key points. Rule 1: Get the avy safety gear. Beacon, probe, shovel. The beacon (also called transceiver) helps you find the approximate area of the buried victim (assuming they were wearing a transceiver as well), the probe will help you identify the exact spot they’re buried, and the shovel will help you dig them out. It also can’t hurt to have an avalanche pack or an avalung pack for even more protection. Rule 2: Practice. Know how to use the gear. Avalanche safety involves more than just bringing the right tools. It also involves the level of training you and your touring partners have. It’s important to practice using your gear before you have to do it for real. Finding the burial location takes time. Digging out the victim takes time. Check out this video at 10:10 to see a chart comparing probability of survival to burial time, and then check out 11:20 to see just how many pounds of snow most excavations require. Rule 3: Check the avy forecast. Know what’s happening in the snowpack where you plan to ski and how high the avalanche risks are at which elevations and aspects. Rule 4: Put it all together! Rule 5: Stay out of harm’s way. Don’t take your skintrack beneath risky aspects, don’t hang out beneath potential slide paths. Practice proper touring etiquette. And sometimes? Just don’t go backcountry touring when the risk is too high. What are the 5 red flags of avalanches? These are signs you should turn around and tour another day. Recent avalanches on similar slopes Cracking & collapsing Wind-drifted snow New snow (particularly on old snow) Rapid thaw The key to surviving avalanches is not to get into one in the first place! Since most avalanches are triggered by someone in the group, we have the power to control our chances of getting caught in one. Remember: This video covers basic avalanche awareness, this is not an avalanche course. It’s not meant to replace on-snow education. This is meant to be a refresher for those who’ve taken these classes or as an introduction to new backcountry skiers and snowboarders. Read more and shop avalanche gear here: https://bit.ly/366EtxQ Want to learn about the conditions that lead to certain avalanches? Or learn how to evaluate the snowpack and upcoming weather? What about the psychology of staying safe in the backcountry? Take an avalanche safety course with the Utah Avalanche Center: https://utahavalanchecenter.org/ Watch the next two sections of this course here: Part 2:    • Avy Education 2: Get The Safety Gear   Part 3:    • Avy Education 3: Hone Your Knowledge   Have more questions about avalanche safety? Connect with a Gearhead: Call 1.800.409.4502 or chat with us online 24/7. What makes Backcountry the best place to gear up? One-on-one Gearhead expertise. The greatest selection of outdoor gear, apparel, and accessories out there. And the tools to elevate your entire outdoor experience, from training smarter and sending harder to toasting at après. Harnessing the insights of our Gearheads, we also build our own products for ski, camp, MTB, fly fish, and more pursuits, including exclusive collabs with industry leaders. Backcountry is the place to Seek it. Find it. Send it.