- How to evaluate terrain and decide whether it's safe or dangerous
- How avalanches work
- How to test snow stability
- How to control your exposure and lower your risk
- Safe travel techniques
- What to do if you're caught in an avalanche
- Search-and-rescue strategies
- Managing the human factors that contribute to accidents
As Rocky Mountain News proclaimed, No one who plays in the mountain snow should leave home without having studied this book. Clear, comprehensive, and engaging, Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain shares everything skiers, snowboarders, and other backcountry travelers need to know to stay safe in the mountains.