Local Organizations

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Nearby Avalanche Centers

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• Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center (ESAC): 
• Sierra Avalanche Center (SAC):
  
• Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center
• Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center (Arizona)
• Central Oregon Avalanche Association:  

National Organizations

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• American Avalanche Association (AAA): The American umbrella organization for all things avalanche. 
• Avalanche.org: National map of avalanche centers, avalanche course listings, and US avalanche accident reports.
• Forest Service National Avalanche Center: This informative website details basic backcountry and avalanche skills, ranging from snowpit tests to survival skills.

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Below is the North American Public Avalanche Danger Scale, which offers explanations of the danger levels and what each means. These are the ratings you will find on avalanche advisories. As well, many advisories will use the avalanche danger rose.