Course Materials & Resources
Above: University of Alaska Southeast Level 2 students practice pitwork, note-taking, and tests.
Avalanche Course Information
- UAS Website and Syllabus - choose semester; search for “avalanche” and PE section to find each course’s information.
- Field Course Information
- Understanding Units, for the Metrically Impaired
- Community Level 1 Course Schedule
- Heliguides 1 Course Schedule
- UAS Fall Level I Syllabus
- UAS Spring Level 1 Syllabus
- UAS Spring Level 2 Syllabus
Avalanche Topic Handouts & References
- Level 1 - Overview And Urban Avalanches
- All Levels - Rescue
- Level 1 - Terrain
- Level 1 - Snowpack I Mechanics and Weather
- All Levels - Snowpack II Metamorphism
- All Levels - Snowpack III Stability Evaluation & Note-taking
- Level 1 - Human Factor I Risk Management (.mov)
- Level 1 - Human Factor II Decision-making (.mov)
- All Levels - Human Factor for Snowmachine Travel
- Link - BBC Sensation-seeking and Other Personality Tests
- All Levels - Snowboard Quick Release by Trevor Deighton, courtesy of The Avalanche Review
- Level 2 - Overview (.mov)
- Level 2 - Rescue for Leaders (.mov)
- Level 2 Metamorphism (.mov)
- Level 2 - Weather (.mov)
- Level 2 - Snow Mechanics (.mov)
- Level 2 - Human Factor (.mov)
- Level 2 - Terrain: Steeps & Sluffs (.mov)
- Level 2+ - Advanced Stability Evaluation (.mov)
- Level 2 - Glaciers & Ice Avalanches (.mov)
Avalanche Field Sheets
- AK Block Sizing Table
- Juneau Course Field Map (Black & White)
- Juneau Course Field Map (Large File, Color)
- Terrain Classification Table
- Most-current Fieldbook Checklist/Key Sheets Revision - Preview
Avalanche Research Papers and Projects
Juneau Area Avalanche Weather Links
- NWS Juneau Zone Forecast
- NCAR JAWS Juneau Airport Wind System
- NWS Southeast Alaska Observations
- NWS Numerical Forecasts
- NWS Vertical Profilers (Yellow/Blue is snow level)
- UAS Environmental Science Fish Creek Weather Station
- Mountain Weather .com Alaska Page
- SFSU Jetstream Map
- NOAA North Pacific Satellite Animation
- NWS Alaska Weather Models, GFS and NAM
- U of W MM5-NAM Weather Model, start with 36km SLP
- US Navy Worldwide Weather Models, GFS >12 hr precip > all
- NWS Juneau Forecast Office, Area Forecast Discussion
- Alaska Aviation Weather Unit 24-36 Hour Forecast Maps
Urban Avalanche Maps and Other Resources
- Downtown Juneau Avalanche Maps
- Behrends Avenue Urban Avalanche Path Map
- White Subdivision Urban Avalanche Path Map
Kiting Handouts and Resources
- UAS Snowkite Camp Syllabus - Draft
- Snowkite Risk Management and Skills - Draft
- UAS Kiteboarding Camp Syllabus - Draft This course may be done through UAS, or may be done independently by AAS.
- Water Kite Risk Management and Skills - Draft
- AAS About Kiting Page
- AAS Alaska Windjammer Kites Page
- Kiting Alaska Website
- Airtime - kite repair and field repair kits, Hood River
Juneau Area Kiting Conditions Links
- NWS Juneau Zone Forecast
- Juneau NWS Text Products - Short Term; Marine
- NWS Juneau Forecast Office, Area Forecast Discussion
- NCAR JAWS Juneau Airport Wind System
- Douglas Boat Harbor (Sandy Beach) Anemometer
- Juneau Tide Graph
- NWS Numerical Forecasts
- NWS Alaska Weather Models, GFS and NAM
- U of W MM5-NAM Weather Model, start with 36km SLP
- US Navy Worldwide Weather Models, GFS >12 hr precip > all
- Alaska Aviation Weather Unit 24-36 Hour Forecast Maps
All photos, text, and images on this website are © Bill Glude unless otherwise noted.