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Without the Avalanche Alliance Grants, the forecasting program provided by the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center...
03/31/2026

Without the Avalanche Alliance Grants, the forecasting program provided by the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center would not exist. Since establishment of this forecasting program, the 24-25 grant money was essential to maintain current operational levels. In initial years, we had hoped that conditions would be similar enough to the area around West Yellowstone to make forecasting easy, but they are not and require regular field work to provide accurate forecasts.



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03/30/2026

Adequate clothing and extra insulation, first aid, and emergency overnight and evacuation equipment increases the chance of surviving injury and facilitating first aid and evacuation once the recovery has happened.



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03/29/2026

Avalanche education is crucial for anyone venturing into snowy, mountainous terrain because it equips individuals with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions and mitigate the risks associated with avalanches. This education helps people understand avalanche terrain, recognize signs of instability, and develop effective rescue techniques, ultimately increasing the likelihood of a safe backcountry experience.

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03/28/2026

Start probing from the point where you marked the lowest distance reading from your transceiver search. If you don’t immediately strike the buried victim, continue probing in an expanding box formation with 10” spacing. Move the probe 10” forward and probe again. If no strike, probe to the right 10”, and then back toward you 10”. Continue this expanding box formation with 10” between probe locations until you feel a positive probe strike. Probe perpendicular to the slope and feel for a softer, squishier probe strike to identify the buried victim. The depth markings on the probe should roughly correspond to the lowest distance on your transceiver. Another clue for verifying a positive probe strike is to compare it with the depth of surrounding strikes. Generally, a buried victim won’t be as deep as the surrounding ground beneath the avalanche debris. For burials deeper than your probe length, you will have to excavate snow to get a probe strike. It’s helpful to rebracket with your beacon between excavations of about a meter deep.



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03/27/2026

Develop a regular system and use it to conduct a transceiver function check every trip prior to entering the backcountry. Assemble your probe and shovel before every trip to ensure everything is working and in order. Each season deploy and repack your airbag according to the manufacturer’s recommendation to verify it is functioning properly.



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Tyler’s Backcountry Awareness’s new mobile classroom on Rabbit Ears Pass provides a warm learning environment for classr...
03/26/2026

Tyler’s Backcountry Awareness’s new mobile classroom on Rabbit Ears Pass provides a warm learning environment for classroom learning with the remote option to get on the snow right outside the classroom door.



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Our project, Avalanche Forecasting for Island Park (Centennial Mountains of Eastern Idaho), just completed its sixth yea...
03/24/2026

Our project, Avalanche Forecasting for Island Park (Centennial Mountains of Eastern Idaho), just completed its sixth year. The first several years were to establish the forecasting program, study weather and snow patterns, and develop long term funding strategies and logistics. During the last two years, daily forecasts with danger ratings have been published for the area.

Without the Avalanche Alliance Grants, this forecasting program would not exist. Since establishment of this forecasting program, the 24-25 grant money was essential to maintain current operational levels. In initial years, we had hoped that conditions would be similar enough to the area around West Yellowstone to make forecasting easy, but they are not and require regular field work to provide accurate forecasts.



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03/23/2026

Whether you purposefully pull your avalanche airbag on purpose or by mistake, the benefit is that you find it functionality and a chance to learn how to properly pack it up for the next deployment.



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The Level 1 and Level 2 courses both include two mornings of in the classroom learning. Students obtain the structure a...
03/22/2026

The Level 1 and Level 2 courses both include two mornings of in the classroom learning. Students obtain the structure and fundamentals of avalanches, terrain management, and group management. Then in the afternoons and third day, students spend time out in the field practicing those fundamentals to become accustomed to the processes in real time learning.

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03/19/2026

Reading avalanche related books and sitting through avalanche awareness presentations are great, but nothing compares to getting on the snow training like an avalanche course provides. There are a lot of things you can learn by doing it in person in the environment that a book or presentation can provide.



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03/18/2026

The Avalanche Alliance mission is to raise avalanche awareness, facilitate training and improve backcountry safety for motorized users. With a full spectrum of focuses ranging from sponsoring beacon check stations to supporting avalanche training educators, Avalanche Alliance is at the forefront of avalanche safety improvement. The ultimate goal is to have all motorized backcountry users adequately trained.



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27655 U.S. 26
Moran, WY
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