A question we often get asked is "How do you forecast?". Here are a selection of views and differing methods to help you piece together the Avalanche Triangle, which always contains you--the human--as its centrepiece.Avalanche Forecasting - A Modern Synthesis by Ed La Chapelle, 1965.Snow Avalanches: Their Characteristics, Forecasting and Control by Edward R. LaChapelle,1962.Avalanche Hazard Evaluation Field Checklist by Doug Fesler and Jill Fredston.How I Forecast for the Back Country by Rod Newcomb.Safe Skiing - Stop Light Metaphor by Brad Meiklejohn.Rules Of Thumb by Ron Perla.Open Book Questions - to encourage reading the ABC's of Avalanche Safety, by Ed LaChapelle.
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