http://www.avalanche-center.org/News/ Snow Avalanche News Stories en http://www.avalanche-center.org/images/rss-site-id.gif http://www.avalanche-center.org/News/ http://www.avalanche-center.org/institute/index.php?announcement=1 The Avalanche Center, www.avalanche-center.org, is proud to announce that our new Avalanche Institute is now open. Our cornerstone project is a complete Level 1 course. Full details for each module of the course are posted publicly, including objectives and outlines. Check it out: http://www.avalanche-center.org/institute/index.php?announcement=1 snow@csac.org (Avalanche Center) Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:45:06 MST http://www.avalanche-center.org/News/2010/2010-01-18-NewHampshire.php Ortovox introduced the new 3+ avalanche transceiver at the OR Winter Market and ISPO tradeshows. The 3+ is equipped with groundbreaking transmitter technology that allows the unit to automatically adjust polarity for optimal reception by searching beacons. snow@csac.org (Avalanche Center) Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:44:06 MST http://www.avalanche-center.org/Organization/updates/2010-02-19.php Avalanche-Center.org has just issued a new update on the site and project. This one reviews our Incidents section, and well as making a store offer and mentioning some of the features of our new Avalanche Institute. More ... snow@csac.org (Avalanche Center) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:44:06 MST http://www.avalanche-center.org/News/2010/2010-01-19-Austria.php Pigs saved from the chop after public protests stopped them being buried alive in snow by scientists are to end up as sausages, say researchers conducting the tests. More ... snow@csac.org (Avalanche Center) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:44:06 MST http://www.avalanche-center.org/News/2010/2010-01-07-Austria.php To save human lives and study the effects of being buried in avalanches, researchers buried live pigs while monitoring them as they died. A total of 29 pigs were part of the two-week study. The study was voluntarily terminated and an official statement released. More ... snow@csac.org (Avalanche Center) Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:44:06 MST http://www.avalanche-center.org/News/2004/2004-09-30-fraud.php A fraudulent and harassing check written to the Avalanche Center was investigated by police. This action constitutes two felonies and three midemeanors at a minimum. The perpetrator was Mr Glenn Kessler, an employee of the National Park Service and formerly of the US Forest Service. Mr Kessler teaches avalanche courses on Mt Hood under the business name Mountain Savvy. snow@csac.org (Avalanche Center) Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:44:06 MST