The American Avalanche Association hosted the second installment in its online seminar series on Thursday, December 10, 2020, featuring topics related to avalanche safety technology.  Approximately 300 people tuned in to hear speakers Pascal Haegeli...

Rather than seeing our mastery of snow and avalanche science and decision-making as linear progression, I see it as the same issues and ideas coming around again and again, but each time at a more sophisticated and technically advanced level—hence the ascending spiral.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center recently introduced its Forecast Pledge, whose goal is to ensure that every backcountry user in Colorado checks the forecast before venturing out.

This interview with Steve Conger—TAR editor emeritus—originally ran on Powder Cloud on March 29, 2020 and has been reprinted with their permission.

This interview with Blase Reardon—TAR editor emeritus and editor of the A3 publication The Snowy Torrents—originally ran on WildSnow on November 12, 2020 and has been reprinted with their permission.

By Katie Warren, Eeva Latosuo, John Stimberis, & Halsted Morris To promote diversity, recruitment, retention, and professional development in the avalanche industry, it is necessary to understand the industry averages regarding wages, injury rates, and...

In this piece from Issue 39.1, The Avalanche Review paid tribute to forecasting pioneer Art Judson, who passed away this summer

The 2020 Annual A3 Member Meeting was held on November 5, with over 100 members in attendance. See a recording of the meeting here.

Dr. George Lowenstein kicked off the American Avalanche Association’s 2020 online seminar series with a talk entitled, “Behavioral Economics and Avalanche Decision Making."

The Extended Column Test (ECT) is now one of the most popular tests to assess point snow instability. Ten years after its introduction, researchers have an update based on a large, international data set.