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Below is a list of articles which have appeared in southwest Montana media emphasizing snow and avalanche safety. GNFAC serves as a resource for media outlets in informing the public about avalanche awareness.
  • Are You Ready for an Avalanche? by Doug Chabot - Carve - 2010-02-12 (All day)

    I can't believe this is happening.  I watch my friend ski a beautiful line, but the slope avalanches in slow motion.  It swallows him from behind and I can't see him.  I scream, "Avalanche!", but I don't know if he heard me.  He's buried.  I know it.  

    Carve Feb10.pdf

  • KNOW YOUR AVALANCHE TECHNOLOGY - By Eric Knoff - Carve - 2010-01-31 (All day)

     

    Knowing the tools and skills of safe travel in avalanche terrain is an essential component of making informed decisions in this environment. These tools include having rescue gear and knowing how to use it, understanding avalanche terrain, recognizing signs of instability and making smart choices.

    Carve Article.pdf

  • Recognizing Signs of Snowpack Instability - By Eric Knoff - MSA - 2010-01-16 (All day)

     

    The agility and power of today's snowmobiles allow riders to easily access avalanche terrain with a speed and thrill that makes it easy to overlook noticeable sings of snow instability. Paying attention to clues of instability and knowing how to react to them is a sizeable advantage in staying safe while riding in the backcountry.

    MSA Article Signs of Instability.pdf

  • Sidecountry Safety Myths- by Doug Chabot - Carve - 2010-01-15 (All day)

    Sidecountry is defined as out-of-bounds, backcountry terrain that is accessed from a ski area. The ski lifts make getting to the backcountry easier for everybody and more accessible to the uninitiated, but does not provide any more safety since there is no avalanche control or ski patrol services in the out-of-bounds.

    Carve Jan10.pdf

  • Avalanche 101: Answers to common avalanche questions--by Doug Chabot - Carve - 2009-12-11 (All day)

    Last year the GNFAC taught 62 avalanche education classes to more than 4,300 people in southwest Montana.   Grade school and graduate students, skiers and snowmobilers, search and rescue groups, ski patrols, Rotary clubs and businesses attended classes, all there for the same thing-to learn about avalanches.  During Q&A sessions many people asked questions. Here's an attempt to answer the most common ones.

    Carve Dec09.pdf

  • Preparation and Execution - By Eric Knoff - Montana Snowmobile Newsletter - 2009-12-11 (All day)

    Heading out for a day in the hills is easy and rewarding unless we overlook a few simple preparations that if not practiced routinely can result in drastic consequences.

    MSA Article[1].pdf

  • Ten Years of Avalanche Fatalities--by Doug Chabot - Carve - 2009-11-20 (All day)

    Snowfall in the first days of October brought out famished skiers drooling with hunger for powder.  They skied, hit rocks and even triggered a few avalanches.      

    Carve Nov09_web.pdf

  • New Rescue Gear- by Mark Staples - Montana Snowmobile Newsletter - 2009-10-31 (All day)

    While a beacon, probe and shovel have been the standard for years, a fourth item is emerging: the avalanche air bag.

    MSA New Rescue Gear.pdf

  • STAY ALIVE: A Look at Bridger Bowl's New Backcountry Access - Carve - 2008-11-01 (All day)

    All skiers will be happy about two new developments in the Bridger Range.  First, Bridger Bowl added 311 acres of expert terrain, the first expansion in 30 years.  Second, backcountry access from the ski area will be a lot easier starting in December.

    Carve Nov08 with photo.pdf