Great vid. Helpful insights, touching many subjects and making them accessible and unterstandable, relating theory to the landscape, and crossreferencing the info on different scales. THIS is how the video 'Navigation tips' should've been done.
It is better than other but still not good for novices. 2 minutes in the video and I didn't hear what increase the risk of avalanches. "Look at Angle, Aspect and Altitude". What I suppose to be looking on it? What are the critical angles? How the aspects affect the risk of avalanches? How altitude? I know the answer to some of this questions but I am finding that most avalanche information out there is for already knowledgeable people or is just incomplete. I know it is a complex subject but I think it can be better explained.
True: you will never get sufficient knowledge from a 2 min. youtube video. A proper avalanche course is a must imho. The video is a good introduction or reminder for the ones who have done the course though. The main point here is to avoid the slopes with snow deposited by wind. The leeward side of the slope (the opposite side from the one that the wind was blowing into) will normally be more dangerous. The most critical angle will be from 30 - 45 degrees. With altitude it's a bit more straightforward: the higher you are = more snow deposits = more danger. It's just a basic introduction however. It will not replace an avalanche course.
