• Free Riding in Avalanche Terrain, A Snowboarder's Handbook
  1999, Bruce Jamieson and Jennie McDonald, Canadian Avalanche Association, Revelstoke, BC, 78 p. Also available from Mountain Equipment Co-op. Japanese translation available from Japanese Avalanche Network, Citykopu Tamagawa 403, Setagaya-ku Takagawa 1-6-8, Tokyo 158-0094, Japan, Tel 81-3-3707-1633, Fax 81-3-5717-6144.
• Backcountry Avalanche Awareness
  2000 Seventh edition (first edition published 1989). Bruce Jamieson, Canadian Avalanche Association, Revelstoke, BC, 84 pp. Also available from Mountain Equipment Co-op. Sixth edition available in French as Sensibilisation aux Avalanches en Montagne. 1997. Translated by M. Perron and M. Thibaudeau. Canadian Avalanche Association, Revelstoke, BC, 55 pp.
  
• Sledding in Avalanche Terrain: Reducing the Risk
  2007 Second edition (first edition published 1998), Bruce Jamieson, Darcy Svederus and Lori Zacaruk, Canadian Avalanche Association, Revelstoke, BC., 74 pp.
  First edition available in French as La motoneige en terrain avalancheux: Comment reduire les risques. Translated by M. Thibaudeau. Canadian Avalanche Association, Revelstoke, BC, 63 pp.
  
• Avalanche Accidents in Canada: 1984-96
  1997, Bruce Jamieson and Torsten Geldsetzer. English hardcopy edition sold out. Available online: Canadian Avalanche Association, Revelstoke, BC, 203 pp.
  French translation by M. Perron and M. Thibaudeau Avalanches au Canada, 1984-1996. 219 p. Available from Canadian Avalanche Association.

Avalanche Accidents in Canada: 1984-96 looks closely at the causes and outcomes of

• 43 skiing
• 17 snowmobiling and
• 20 climbing/hiking accidents as well as
• 9 accidents involving roads and buildings.

For Recreation in Avalanche Terrain

These books provide information and diagrams to help backcountry recreationists make low-risk decisions while travelling in or near avalanche terrain.

Topics & Features

• Avalanche characteristics
• Recognizing avalanche terrain
• How avalanches form
• Field observations and field tests for recognizing unstable snow
• Safety measures for travel in avalanche terrain
• What to do if caught in an avalanche
• Backcountry search and rescue techniques
• Web addresses for current avalanche conditions.