Item: Re-thinking the Avalanche Education Curriculum for Snowmobilers
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Title: Re-thinking the Avalanche Education Curriculum for Snowmobilers
Proceedings: International Snow Science Workshop 2016 Proceedings, Breckenridge, CO, USA
Authors:
- Jeremy Hanke [ Skadi Foundation, Revelstoke, BC, Canada ]
- Iain Stewart-Patterson [ Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada ]
Date: 2016-10-02
Abstract: The BC Coroner's avalanche death review panel (British Columbia Coroners Service, 2009) made fifteen recommendations aimed at cultivating a culture of avalanche safety within the snowmobiling community. The avalanche community has embraced many of these recommendations. A few remain outstanding. Perhaps it is time to rethink how avalanche education for the snowmobile community has been approached. There is still much work to be done to improve snowmobiler avalanche hazard management. Possible solutions include: development of a snowmobile-specific competency matrix, addition of an AST Level 3 course, and a change in the delivery model for AST courses.
Object ID: ISSW16_P3.41.pdf
Language of Article: English
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Keywords: snowmobile, education, terrain management
Page Number(s): 1107-1109
Subjects: hazard management snowmobilers avalanche education
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