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How does planning ahead of time reduce your avalanche risk in the field?

It allows us to not have to think about conditions or route finding once in the field

It lets me list all of the tours I would like to do and systematically check them off during the winter and spring

It is a tool to assist us in selecting terrain where we are the least likely to encounter an avalanche.

It lets me know when I need to stay in the trees.

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Why don’t we want to just “decide when we get out there” or “just see how it looks” once in the field?

Because that would be too easy.

We should, it is always important to decide in the field based on how it looks and feels.

If we plan ahead, then we don’t have to spend as much time making observations and reassessing options because we have already made all the choices we needed too.

We have learned we make better decisions by planning prior to arriving in the field by picking suitable tours for the day and zeroing in on potentially problematic terrain and observations associated with that tour.

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Why should you plan different options into your day?

If you have already talked about another option it’s far easier to dial it back than to preexisting option than to make one up on the fly.

It can help you find the best snow

It sets up up to have a more successful day in the backcountry

All of the above

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