Course Content
Geosphere: Avalanches

ILLUSTRATED LECTURES

Avalanche Awareness
Laura Cheshire, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder

Avalanches
Cyberspace Avalanche Center

Lahars and Their Effects: Pathways of Destruction
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Landslides, Debris Flows, Submarine Avalanches
Thorne Lay, UC Santa Cruz

The Mountain That Moved: Geologic Wonders of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Volcanic Debris-Flow Avalanches
Richard V. Fisher, Volcano Information Center, UC Santa Barbara

IMAGE BANKS, VIDEOS, AND INTERACTIVE RESOURCES

Avalanche!
NOVA/WHBH

NewsOne Video
ABC News

North American Avalanche Centers
Avalanche.org

Online Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Colorado Geological Survey

EXERCISES AND LABS

Avalanche
Links2Learn, Pennsylvania Department of Education

RESEARCH & POLICY

Avalanche Victims May Be Found Four Times Faster with Robotic "Swarm" Search Technique
Sandia National Laboratories

Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center
Gallatin National Forest (Boseman, Montana)