ORTOVOX SAFETY SESSIONS – Risk Management & Tour Planning

1313 Washington Avenue,Golden CO 80401

09 November, 2022

Description

The aim of the course is to strengthen ORTOVOX’s image as an avalanche safety expert and to support retailers in selling ORTOVOX safety products. The course subject is “Risk Management in Avalanche Terrain and Tour Planning”. ORTOVOX’s Safety Academy Mountain 3D (SAM3D) model is used as a hands-on, interactive learning tool to graphically demonstrate risk management and tour planning. This clever mountain model fills the gap between theory and reality in the mountains and simulates the complexity of risk management and tour planning. The SAM3D educational tool can be used to playfully learn the basics of tour planning, focusing on risk identification and avalanche assessment. Groups of participants can practice a variety of scenarios. Information from an avalanche bulletin can be weighed against factors such as slope steepness, slope aspect, and relevant danger areas plotted by participants on the 3D mountain model. Through a variety of exercises, users playfully learn how to choose a tour that fits the conditions.