Avalanche rescue is a specialist area. The time-critical nature of avalanche incidents requires excellent documentation of events and actions starting with the initial callout through to the post incident debriefings.
Documents relating to avalanche rescue.
A review of the NZ avalanche hazard advisory and information service.
The agreed sector guidelines to assist response agencies develop response plans for an avalanche search and rescue response
Links to information related to Avalanche rescue.
Link to the 'Land Forms' page, where printable PDF versions of the algorithms found within the NZSAR Avalanche Readiness Guidelines 2022 can be downloaded.
Workshops relating to avalanche rescue.