SVSEF & BRASS Foundation Avalanche Awareness Survey

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1. What region are you from? (Required.)

East

Rocky

Central

West/Far West

USST

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2. Please identify yourself. (Required.)

Athlete

Coach

Official

Parent

Administrator

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3. How old are you? (Required.)

Younger than 13

13-15

16-19

20-25

26-35

35-45

45+

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4. What discipline do you most often compete or coach in? (Required.)

Nordic

Alpine

Snowboard Big Mountain/Freeride

Snowboard Race

Freeski/Big Mountain

Freestyle

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5. What is your highest Level of Avalanche Training? (Required.)

Avalanche Awareness (1-2 hr class)

Avalanche Awareness w/Field Course (8-10 hrs class)

Avalanche Level 1 Course

Avalanche Level 2 Course

Avalanche Pro 1 Course

Avalanche Pro 2 Course/Avalanche Level 3

No 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. (Required.)

Europe/Asia

South America

New Zealand/Australia

North American - West

I will not be traveling to any of the above places.

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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? (Required.)

Absolutely

Kind of

Not really

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8. What avalanche rescue gear do you own? (Required.)

Beacon

Shovel

Probe

Airbag Pack

I don't own any avalanche rescue gear

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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.

More than 10 times per year

5-10 times per year.

2-5 times per year

Once a year

Never

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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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. (Required.)

When I'm in Europe

I never carry avalanche rescue gear when skiing in-bounds

When my coaches tell me to

When traveling to a ski area in a different region

When I think I may also ski or ride out-of-bounds

When I'm competing

When my parents tell me to

When the Avalanche Danger is HIGH

When there's a lot of new snow

When the Avalanche Danger is CONSIDERABLE

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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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. (Required.)

Yes

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

Check all that apply.

Coaches

Peers

Adult/Friends Parents

Guides

Parents

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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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. (Required.)

Yes

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

Check all that apply.

Peers

Parents

Guides

Adult/Friends Parents

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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

Always (100%)

Usually (75%)

Sometimes (50%)

Rarely (25%)

Never (0%)

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* 1. What region are you from? (Required.)

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* 2. Please identify yourself. (Required.)

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* 3. How old are you? (Required.)

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

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

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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. (Required.)

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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? (Required.)

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* 8. What avalanche rescue gear do you own? (Required.)

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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? (Required.)

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

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

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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. (Required.)

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

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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. (Required.)

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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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* 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?

1. What region are you from? (Required.)

2. Please identify yourself. (Required.)

3. How old are you? (Required.)

4. What discipline do you most often compete or coach in? (Required.)

5. What is your highest Level of Avalanche Training? (Required.)

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. (Required.)

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? (Required.)

8. What avalanche rescue gear do you own? (Required.)

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.

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

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

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

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. (Required.)

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

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. (Required.)

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

Check all that apply.

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

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

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

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

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

Check all that apply.

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

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

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

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