New to backcountry skiing? Looking for basic avalanche safety tips?
Short of identifying and avoiding avalanche terrain, staying safe while backcountry skiing begins with understanding hazard basics. Backcountry Access (BCA) has a series of no-frills avalanche safety tips geared toward backcountry skiers of all levels.
BCA’s latest avalanche safety video offers five red flags to keep an eye out for while out ski touring.
BCA Avalanche Education Series – Five Red Flags
Check out more avalanche safety tips from BCA. BCA founder Bruce Edgerly and expert guests break down key avalanche safety takeaways with lessons on everything from group searching techniques, transceiver interference, applying the avalanche forecast to terrain choices and more. Watch more avalanche education videos
