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The French Avalanche Research Association's home page
www.patrol.org/instructor/avalan
www.eng.ucalgary.ca/Civil/Avalanche
This talk shows that there is more than just carrying search and rescue equipment to safe backcountry travel. The most useful tools are knowledge and the brain. With 25 deaths annually in France and many more injuries it is better to avoid avalanches than be rescued from one.