Barring the occasional job interview, no one in Jackson Hole really cares where you went to school. Come wintertime, avalanche education is the preeminent study in this valley. The classroom, though unforgiving, trumps any campus in the world. Unlike that liberal arts degree you may have eked out at some debt-incurring college all those years ago, avalanche awareness has the realest world application: It can save your life.
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Skinny Skis sponsors Avalanche Awareness Night, a gathering of skiers, riders, and winter enthusiast to highlight the threat of avalanche activity in the Greater Teton Region.
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Episode 3 - The 5 Red Flags
In this episode of Know Boundaries, the athletes lay out the 5 red flags to be aware of when skiing in avalanche terrain. Paying attention to and looking out for these 5 warning signs will indicate if the snowpack is safe to travel on or ski.
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Avalanche education courses are an essential step in to learning to ski or snowboard backcountry terrain safely. Check out the courses offered in Jackson Hole by the American Avalanche Institute, Exum Mountain Guides and Jackson Hole Mountain Guides.
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Episode 2 - The Avalanche Triad
The Avalanche Triad consists of the three most important elements for an avalanche: terrain, weather and snowpack.
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Episode 1 - Avalanche Introduction
The Know Boundaries snow safety initiative was created to provide valuable insight on the knowledge skills and training required for safe responsible backcountry travel. If you’re thinking about crossing the line these episodes are a valuable first step.
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Episode 5 - Respect the Mountains
In the final episode of the series, we hear multiple first hand accounts of being caught in avalanches including Jimmy Chin’s story of surviving a huge slide on Shadow Peak in Grand Teton National Park last April.
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