SAFETY IN THE MOUNTAINS
No prerequisites are required, but it is useful to have basic notions of mathematic and physic
Short test about organisation of alpine winter monitoring: logistic, path evaluation, skills of participants
The aim of the course is to provide the student with theoretical al practical knowledge on risk management in winter mountain environment, with the ultimate purpose of scheduling scientific "on-field" activities.
The course is organised in theoretical and pratical lessons:
Class-room lessons - Nivology (3 hrs); Avalanches and management of risk (3 hrs); Organization and logistics of monitoring activities in mountain environment (2 hrs)
Field activities:
Day one: use of risk map, comparison between forecast and actual weather, evaluation af actual avalanche risk
Day two: snow profiles
Day three: avalanche self-rescue, probing techniques, use of Artva
Slides
Theoretical and practical lessons