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Avalanche Risk: The Essential Manual
This manual, written by today's leading snow experts, enables everyone to assess an avalanche risk. This practical and clear guide is intended for all winter sports enthusiasts such as ski tourers, freeriders or snowshoe hikers, whether beginners, advanced users or professionals. It offers in-depth knowledge about avalanches: correct assessment of snow conditions, weather and recognition of dangers. Based on a simple assessment concept, it provides the basic elements for understanding avalanches and making risk-based decisions. The basic principles and expert knowledge are illustrated in a simple and understandable way. The management of human factors as well as the correct procedure in an emergency are also explained. An indispensable manual, thanks to the in-depth knowledge and numerous expert tips, additional animations, videos and templates with QR codes available.

• This manual is considered by ENSA professors to be the most complete manual today.
• An essential manual for ski tourers, freeriders and snowshoe hikers because it is designed so that each practitioner is able to assess the avalanche risk, recognize the dangers, correctly evaluate the snow conditions and the weather.
• This book is aimed at anyone interested in avalanches, whatever their level of training: beginner amateur, advanced user or professional. - A manual written by three of the greatest snow experts.
• A grounded and practical manual that presents the latest modern tools as applications to guide the practitioner in his choices when faced with avalanche risk.
• The manual's strong message: Think before heading out onto snowy slopes.