Posts Tagged: avalanche



Jan 11

Windows Phone 7 Users — Get NWAC forecasts

Some local pow­der buffs at Microsoft have devel­oped a trial ver­sion of a Win­dows Phone appli­ca­tion called “Peaked”. The appli­ca­tion will deliver NWAC fore­casts directly to your phone. It saves data retrieved from the web and saves it for offline viewing.

Screenshots of Windows Phone 7 App: Peaked

Screen­shots of Win­dows Phone 7 App: Peaked

Con­tinue read­ing “Win­dows Phone 7 Users — Get NWAC fore­casts” »



Oct 10

Avalanche Lessons & SAR

Last April, King County Explorer Search & Res­cue helped local avalanche instruc­tor / guide, Dan Otter, after being caught in an avalanche near Sno­qualmie Pass.

On Octo­ber 26, 2010, Dan will share his per­sonal account of the inci­dent at Feath­ered Friends @ 7 PM. Con­tinue read­ing “Avalanche Lessons & SAR” »



Aug 10

New Unified Avalanche Danger Scale

Avalanche cen­ters across Canada and the US will be using a new avalanche dan­ger scale start­ing Win­ter 2010/2011.

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