Useful links

Weather and Avalanche Forecasts

• Northwest Avalanche Center: www.nwac.us

• National Weather Service: www.noaa.gov

• Rainier Recreational forecast: www.atmos.washington.edu/data/rainier_report.html

Trip Reports / Where to go

• Turns All Year:  Trip reports and random discussions  turns-all-year.com  and on FB at https://www.facebook.com/groups/turnsallyear/

• Northwest Hikers:  Trip reports from snowshoers, hikers, and skiers  www.nwhikers.net

Avalanche Science and Research

• ASARC at the University of Calgary: http://schulich.ucalgary.ca/asarc/research/outreach

• Bruce Jamieson's Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/user5952882

• Common snowpack tests: https://vimeo.com/79904128

Common snowpack tests from Bruce Jamieson on Vimeo.

A brief how-to for common snowpack tests to locate and assess instabilities within the snowpack, presented by Mike Conlan. Start times of tests in this video are as follows:

1:32 Compression Test

5:06 Deep Tap Test

7:28 Extended Column Test

10:54 Rutschblock Test

14:48 Propagation Saw Test

18:48 Shovel Shear Test

20:49 Hand Shear Test

22:11 Concluding remarks on initiation, propagation, and limitations.

Fracture character video: http://vimeo.com/30996756