From avalanche danger to avalanche risk…and why it depends on the terrain.

Freeriders should be aware of whether and what dangers are or could be present when skiing in open terrain and how to manage personal risk when freeriding. This set of slides is suitable for a course with young people who are or want to be out in the backcountry and is ideally combined with practice.

Information and descriptions of the illustrations can be found in the knowledge articles:

• From avalanche danger to avalanche risk and why it depends on the terrain.
• Avalanche bulletin
• Danger scale