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* 1. What region are you from?

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* 2. Please identify yourself.

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* 3. How old are you?

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* 4. What discipline do you most often compete or coach in?

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* 5. What is your highest Level of Avalanche Training?

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* 6. Which of the following regions do you plan on traveling to for training or competitions in the next 12 months? Choose all that apply.

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* 7. Do you feel like you understand the differences between on-piste and off-piste skiing or riding as it applies to Ski Areas in Europe?

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* 8. What avalanche rescue gear do you own?

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* 9. If you own a beacon, how often do you practice with it? 

If you do not own a beacon, please skip to the next question. 

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* 10. How often do you wear an avalanche beacon when skiing or riding in-bounds at ski areas?

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* 11. How often do you carry a shovel while skiing or riding in-bounds at ski areas?

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* 12. How often do you carry a probe while skiing or riding in-bounds at ski areas?

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* 13. If you do not always carry avalanche rescue gear when you are skiing or riding in-bounds, at what times do you carry rescue gear? Choose all that apply.

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* 14. How often do you check the avalanche forecast before you ski or ride in-bounds?

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* 15. Do you ride in the sidecountry?

Sidecountry description: Uncontrolled and unpatrolled terrain adjacent to or near a ski area, typically accessed by riding lifts and then leaving the ski area boundary.

If you answer no to this question please skip to question 21. 

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* 16. Who are your partners when you go skiing or riding in the sidecountry? 

Check all that apply. 

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* 17. How often do you wear an avalanche beacon when skiing or riding in the sidecountry?

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* 18. How often do you carry a shovel when skiing or riding in the sidecountry? 

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* 19. How often do you carry a probe when skiing or riding in the sidecountry?

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* 20. How often do you check the avalanche forecast before skiing or riding in the sidecountry?

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* 21. Do you ski or ride in the backcountry?

Backcountry description: Terrain is typically accessed from a roadway or trailhead, using skis + skins, snowmobiles, snowshoes, or “booting” to reach the top of what you ski or ride.

If you answer no to this question you can skip to the end of the survey. 

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* 22. Who are you partners when you ski or ride in the backcountry? 

Check all that apply. 

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* 23. How often do you wear an avalanche beacon when skiing or riding in the backcountry?

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* 24. How often do you carry a shovel with you in the backcountry?

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* 25. How often do you carry a probe with you in the backcountry?

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* 26. How often do you check the avalanche forecast before you go in the backcountry? 

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