A Ski Podcast Special: Avalanche Safety
The Ski Podcast31 Mar 2020

A Ski Podcast Special: Avalanche Safety

This Ski Podcast Special episode covers avalanche safety in detail as we look into all you need to know to make us safer on the mountain.

Dave Burrows from SnowPros Ski School talks about snow layers; teaches Jim how to use a transceiver properly; and looks at the different types of avalanches you could encounter.

Caroline Elliot, an experienced snow patroller talks about working with her Search and Rescue dog, Fjord, who is trained to find people buried in an avalanche.

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