HAT blog
Why you should speak up
This is a story about a cabin crew who did speak out. They initially assumed the expert halo. The pilot must have checked. But then eventually spoke up. It is really common in accident reports that people were worried but did not speak up. So when off piste if you are...
Henry’s Avalanche Talks come back to Val d’Isere
HAT started back in the 1990's with weekly avalanche awareness talks in Val d'Isere given in Dicks T Bar thanks to the initiative from Henry Schniewind and support from Dick Yates Smith. This season we are bringing the talks back to Val, all new and improved. But this...
Do helmets and airbags make you safer?
Or do they encourage you to take more risk? James Cove of planet ski just posted this article https://www.planetski.eu/news/12328 Interesting conclusions. In short the research seems to James Cove to point out that helmets do offer protection, but not nearly as much...
Decision-making, risk and crisis management from an avalanche point of view.
Henry Schniewind is to present a keynote speech ... ... at The Financial Planning Conference hosted by the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment (CISI) on Tuesday October 1st, at 4:15pm at The Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham NEC. The theme of his talk...
Download our off-piste checklist
Research has shown that checklists work to reduce errors that lead to accidents. This is very true for endeavours like off-piste skiing and the risk of avalanches, many accidents can be avoided if you use a framework that helps you to consistently pay attention to...
Henry’s Avalanche Talk launches ORTOVOX Off-Piste Awareness Tour 2019
We are launching the 2019 Off Piste Awareness Tour with ORTOVOX and Ellis Brigham. There will be over 30 live events in venues across the UK and France. The talks focus on how to manage risk when skiing or snowboarding off-piste and are aimed at all levels of riders...
Update on snowpack stability
Be very wary of steep shady slopes. Further to our weekly update(s) on current off-piste conditions over the next week in the Northern French Alps. Avalanche forecast expert Alain Duclos makes some interesting observations here also on a voice/video interview. His...
On-line Off-Piste Safety Talk
Fresh snow but danger in the Alps! Hi everybody In view of the exciting snowfalls we've been receiving, great skiing and the unstable conditions that have resulted (even right next to the piste), I've produced an On-Line Off-Piste 'Essentials...