The course begins with basic information about avalanches, highlighting weather's role in their development. The rest of the course teaches weather forecasters how to make an avalanche weather forecast.
Module 1 | Introduction |
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Unit 1 | 1. Glory Bowl Avalanche Incident |
Unit 2 | 2. Avalanche Impacts |
Unit 3 | 3. Avalanche Weather Forecasts |
Unit 4 | 4. About the Module - Preview |
Module 2 | Basic Avalanche Information |
Unit 1 | 5. Basic Avalanche Info - Introduction |
Unit 2 | 6. Avalanche Climate |
Unit 3 | 7. Types of Avalanches |
Unit 4 | 8. Avalanche Paths |
Unit 5 | 9. Avalanche Terrain |
Unit 6 | 10. Avalanche Triggers |
Unit 7 | 11. Avalanche Sizes |
Unit 8 | 12. Avalanche Development |
Unit 9 | 13. Sliding Surfaces |
Unit 10 | 14. Stable vs. Unstable Snowpack |
Unit 11 | 15. Snow Bonding |
Module 3 | Avalanche Weather Forecast Process |
Unit 1 | 16. The Forecast Process |
Unit 2 | 17. Forecasting Guide and Data Form |
Unit 3 | 18. Pre-forecast: Overview |
Unit 4 | 19. Avalanche Climate |
Unit 5 | 20. Avalanche Terrain |
Unit 6 | 21. Weather History |
Unit 7 | 22. Recent Avalanches |
Unit 8 | 23. Current Weather: Overview |
Unit 9 | 24. Precipitation: Background |
Unit 10 | 25. Precipitation: Operational |
Unit 11 | 26 Wind: Background |
Unit 12 | 27. Wind: Operational |
Unit 13 | 28. Temperature: Background |
Unit 14 | 29. Temperature: Operational |
Unit 15 | 30. Cloud Cover & Solar Radiation: Background |
Unit 16 | 31. Cloud Cover & Solar Radiation: Operational |
Unit 17 | 32. Future Weather: Overview |
Unit 18 | 33. Precipitation |
Unit 19 | 34. Wind |
Unit 20 | 35. Temperature |
Unit 21 | 36. Cloud Cover & Solar Radiation |
Unit 22 | 37. Making the Avalanche Weather Forecast |
Module 4 | Forecast Exercises |
Unit 1 | 38. Forecast Exercises: Introduction |
Unit 2 | 39. Case 1 - South Central Alaska: Overview |
Unit 3 | 40. Case 1 - South Central Alaska: Questions |
Unit 4 | 41. Case 1 - South Central Alaska: Synopsis |
Unit 5 | 42. Case 2 - Rocky Mountains: Overview |
Unit 6 | 43. Case 2 - Rocky Mountain: Questions |
Unit 7 | 44. Case 2 - Rocky Mountains: Synopsis |
Unit 8 | 45. Case 3 - Western Montana: Overview |
Unit 9 | 46. Case 3 - Western Montana: Questions |
Unit 10 | 47. Case 3 - Western Montana: Synopsis |
Module 5 | Summary, Final Exam and Resources |
Unit 1 | 48. Summary |
Unit 2 | 49. Resources |
Unit 3 | 50. Final Exam |