SUGGESTED READING for Silverton Avalanche School

LEVEL I:

• Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, Tremper*.

Level II:

• Snow, Weather, and Avalanches: Observational Guidelines for Avalanche Programs in the United States, Issued by the American Avalanche Association*
  * Included in the confirmation packets mailed out before the course.
  
  
• The Avalanche Handbook, McClung and Schaerer
  *Please purchase and read this book ahead of time, it will be used as an instructional point of reference.

Other Suggested Readings:

• Avalanche Safety: for Skiers and Climbers, Daffern
• Snowsense Doug Fesler and Jill Fredston
• The Avalanche Book, Armstrong and Williams
• The ABC's of Avalanche Safety, LaChapelle
• Secrets of the Snow: Visual Clues to Avalanche and Ski Conditions, LaChapelle
• Snowstruck: In the Grip of Avalanches, Jill Fredston
• Snowy Torrents: Avalanche Accidents in the United States, Williams and Armstrong
• Colorado Avalanche Disasters, Jenkins