Canadian Avalanche Association
- Canadian Avalanche Association
The Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) is a non-profit organization that promotes avalanche awareness and safety. The association provides a variety of services:
*Association Services: Administers CAA programs and assets, provides services to members, manages special projects, encourages research, represents Canada to the international avalanche community.
*CAA Industry Training Program: ITP offers a full range of training and continuing professional development courses for persons employed or seeking employment in activities where they are required to identify and/or actively manage avalanche hazards. ITP is a private, post-secondary training institution registered pursuant to the Private Post-Secondary Education Act in British Columbia, and the Private Vocational Schools Act in Alberta.
*Industry Services: Develops national technical standards, provides products and services for private and public sector operations, provides a national forum for issue resolution.
In addition, the CAA manages the Canadian Avalanche Centre, a national resource for coordinating and delivering public avalanche safety and accident prevention programmes and, most importantly, bulletins on avalanche conditions and ratings.
Avalanche Danger Rating
The Canadian Avalanche Association uses the following rating system for avalanche bulletins.The two are lined up on the grid. The range that they fall in determine the risk.
References
External links
* [http://www.avalanche.ca/ Canadian Avalanche Association]
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