The idea for a new section of the forums has been brewing for a while and the kickstart to actually put it up came from a number of folks who were looking for a place to have "roundtable" discussions about avalanche risk, hazard mitigation, accident analysis, etc... They decided that finding a home for it online would reach a lot more folks and allow much greater participation, so here we are with the
"Weak Layers" experiment
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The new board is not intended to be a conditions-reporting venue, since TRs are good for that, but rather a place to discuss how we manage our risk as we travel in or around avalanche terrain. The human factors that influence risk management are probably the biggest part of why it was created, since they, more than anything else, seem to play a big role in so many accidents and near-misses.
This is all an experiment, but hopefully it can be a useful tool for folks looking to learn and share their experiences. I'm open to suggestions on how it may best be used. There's not much in there at the moment, but I may selectively move some older threads in there over the next couple of weeks.
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Whoops! Corrected the access, should be able to get there now.
