Check Your Understanding

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Where can you find avalanche hazard and weather information?

your local avalanche center

Weather.gov

Avalanche.ca

All of the above

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Anticipate the hazard is about copying information from weather websites and avalanche forecasts into your fieldbook.

True

False

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What do you do if there isn’t an avalanche center forecast for an area you want to go?

Not go into the mountains in the winter

Get a PhD in meteorology

Ask your AIARE Provider or a local professional such as a guide service

Consult a psychic

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Anticipating the Hazards before we enter the field is beneficial because

We can slow down and think rationally and deliberately away from environmental pressures

The internet provides us with ALL the hazards for the day

We can formulate a plan to manage those hazards

The coffee is hot and baked goods are fresh

Both A and C

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Which of the following are NOT part of a good routine for Anticipating the Hazard?

Check the forecast the night before and in the morning

Bookmark your favorite forecast or weather tools

Automate alerts or emails for your zone from the local avalanche center

Wait to check the weather and avalanche forecasts at the trailhead

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