Knowledge

Knowledge is power – and sound knowledge is the basis of our teaching and learning materials and articels. They convey the teaching content, experiments or presentations that are made available to schools and initiatives in words and images. This saves time-consuming research or internet theft. The contributions are available for you to download in the form of presentations.

The “Knowledge” area and the “Teaching material” download area are divided into three levels:

LEVEL 1

Pupils should learn about topics relating to snow, ice and avalanches and gather knowledge. Here, teachers can find suggestions for topics and corresponding multimedia documents that can be ideally integrated into school lessons. The content is prepared in such a way that it arouses the interest of all children and young people and has the potential for intergenerational learning.

Learning content

Articles

LEVEL 2

Ideally, all pupils from the alpine region take part in a winter sports week over the course of their school career. Topics that are relevant before or during the winter sports week are presented here. For example, there are materials to teach the basics about the mountain, the ski area, first aid and behavior on the slopes.

Learning content

Articles

LEVEL 3

Children and young people who are off-piste should have the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge about avalanche danger, behavior in the terrain, risk management, decision-making, emergency avalanche and more. Suitable documents are also available here.

Learning content

Articles

Backcountry

Facts, figures and data

More than half of all people involved in avalanche incidents suffer no or only minor injuries. Around 32 percent of the people involved suffer serious injuries, while the fatality rate of people caught (regardless of burial depth) is around 13 percent.

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LEVEL 1, 2, 3

Articles

All Levels

First aid in an emergency situation

First aid for injured persons is based on the priority principle. One of the most important measures, and one that everyone should and can take, is to call for professional help – in other words, to make an emergency call.

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All Levels

What is an avalanche bulletin?

An avalanche bulletin is a publication by the avalanche warning services that contains detailed information on the current state of the snow cover snowpack, its development for the next day and the resulting avalanche danger.

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