Avalanche Weather Forecasting

• Introduction
  • Glory Bowl Avalanche Incident
  • Avalanche Impacts
  • Avalanche Weather Forecasts
  • About the Module
• Basic Avalanche Information
  • Introduction
  • Avalanche Climate
  • Types of Avalanches
  • Avalanche Paths
  • Avalanche Terrain
  • Avalanche Triggers
  • Avalanche Sizes
  • Avalanche Development
  • Sliding Surfaces
  • Stable vs. Unstable Snowpacks
  • Snow Bonding
• Avalanche Weather Forecast Process
  • Overview
    • The Forecast Process
    • Forecasting Guide and Data Form
  • Pre-forecast Preparation
    • Overview
    • Avalanche Climate
    • Avalanche Terrain
    • Weather History
    • Recent Avalanches
  • Current Weather
    • Overview
    • Precipitation
    • Wind
    • Temperature
    • Cloud Cover & Solar Radiation
  • Future Weather
    • Overview
    • Precipitation
    • Wind
    • Temperature
    • Cloud Cover & Solar Radiation
  • Making the Avalanche Weather Forecast
• Forecast Exercises
  • Introduction
  • Case 1
  • Case 2
  • Case 3
  • Case 4
  • Case 5
• Summary and Resources
  • Summary
  • Resources

Forecasting Guide and Data Form

We will use the Avalanche Weather Forecast Guide to walk us through the process of forecasting avalanche weather. The Guide summarizes each step, describing the data to evaluate and what the results mean for avalanche potential. Take a few minutes to review it now.

Once you’ve finished the module, we encourage you to download the Guide and use it whenever you need to make an avalanche weather forecast. The Guide comes with an Avalanche Weather Forecasting Data Collection Form and instructions. These resources are available in the Summary and Resources / Resources section. The Guide is also accessible from the lower left menu.