Media Summary: Bill Atkinson from the Otago Polytechnic's Doug Chabot of the Gallatin National Forest SUBSCRIBE: In the Whistler backcountry I dig a snowpit and perform a
Avalanche Safety Profile Compression Test - Detailed Analysis & Overview
Bill Atkinson from the Otago Polytechnic's Doug Chabot of the Gallatin National Forest SUBSCRIBE: In the Whistler backcountry I dig a snowpit and perform a Digging a snowpit in the mountains is just one of many tools that will help give you an information in terms of assessing the snow ... Not the best foundation to start off with! Karl Birkeland of the Forest Service National
Dave Lottmann, AIARE instructor for EMS, interprets an Sudden Collpase Compression Test in the Ophir Creek Drainage Backcountry Skiing Canada along with Summit Mountain Guide explain how to perform a One of the best tools to find out if the snow is unstable is digging a pit and doing a stability
