I listen to KQED daily as I drive into work in the morning. Today I was pleasantly surprised by a solid piece, “The Science of Snow,” featuring Squaw Valley ski patrollers and the Sierra Avalanche Center. It’s definitely worth a listen. Good work KQED!!

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On the surface, this is a simple and happy story. A snowboarder at Loveland Pass in CO got caught in an avalanche and luckily survived. He was carried down the slope and ended up buried up to his waist – right-side up. Thank goodness.

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With the start of the ski season, I thought it prudent to do a roundup of avalanche resources available online and in the Sierra Nevada region.

Now you have no excuse. Go take that avalanche course you’ve been putting off. It’ll make the backcount