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Recent Issues:

	November 2007

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	In this issue:
		2007 Year in Review
		Letter to the Editor
		Membership of the SAC
		New staff - Chris Hall
	July 2007 Crystal Ball

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	In this issue:
		The 2006 Avalanche Accident and Damage Summary
		Learning to Decide -- On Becoming an Expert
		Nitro Xpress
		Perspectives on Avalanche Risk
		RECCO: A Tool for Avalanche Search and Rescue
		Search Theory for Avalanche Search and Rescue
		Avalanche Calculator
		Multiple Beacon Searching for the Masses
		Clearly Defining Relative Hardness and Visual Clues
	July 2007 Crystal Ball -- Avalanche Calculator

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		Avalanche Search Calculator

	November 2006 Crystal Ball

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	In this issue:
		The Year in Review
		Redevelopment of Avalanche Stage 2 Programme
		DVD Review: Time is Life - Medical Training in Avalanche Rescue
		Search Theory for Avalanche Burials
		Ortovox News
		The Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale
	June 2006 Crystal Ball

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	In this issue:
		Avalanche Experts' Judgement and Decision Making
		The Influence of Human Factors in Judgement and Decision Making
		Developing Expertise in Avalanche Judgement and Decision Making
		2005 Accident and Damage Summary
		Avalaunchers
		New Backcountry Avalanche Course

	November 2005 Crystal Ball

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		NEW improved format!
		2005 season in review
		Research articles
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	May 2005 Crystal Ball

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		2004 Season in Review
		NZMGA Summer Seminar
		2004 Avalanche Accident and Damage Summary

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	June 2003 - The 2002 Avalanche Accident And Damage Summary
	In this issue:
		Introduction
		Changes in Presentation
		Annual Summary for of Avalanche Involvement for 2002
		Comparison of number of reported events and number of people caught (1993-2002)
		Avalanche involvement by activity 2002
		Comments on incident and accident patterns in 2002