pig-monkey.com - avalanchehttps://pig-monkey.com/2012-12-15T00:00:00-08:00The most dangerous slope angles for avalanches are between 30 and 50 degrees.2012-12-15T00:00:00-08:002012-12-15T00:00:00-08:00Pig Monkeytag:pig-monkey.com,2012-12-15:/2012/12/most-dangerous-slope-angles-avalanches-are-between-30-and-50-degrees/<p>Statistically, 38° is the “oh-my-god-we’re-all-gonna-die slope”. An inclinometer is a useful tool to carry to help evaluate the potential of a particular slope. There’s no replacing hands-on training, but Bruce Temper’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594850844">Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain</a> is an excellent resource for learning more than you want to …</p><p>Statistically, 38° is the “oh-my-god-we’re-all-gonna-die slope”. An inclinometer is a useful tool to carry to help evaluate the potential of a particular slope. There’s no replacing hands-on training, but Bruce Temper’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594850844">Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain</a> is an excellent resource for learning more than you want to know about avalanches. (If you live in the northwest, you should give money to the <a href="http://www.nwac.us/">Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center</a>. They do good work.)</p>
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