Winter Travel
These tires begin to loose their grip at 7C and become virtually useless below -10C.
What are All Season Tires?
This occurs when your body temperature falls below 35C/95F. It is a medical emergency cause when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it.
What is Hypothermia?
Box jellyfish, great white sharks, crocodiles, brown snakes, cone snail, blue ringed octopus, lion fish, stone fish, pythons, dingos, paralysis ticks, ...etc.
What are things to avoid when visiting Austrailia?
Winter sport with equal potential of falling into very cold water or catching a yummy trout
What is Ice Fishing?
Vibram, TPU, rubber or Oarprene
What are the best boot treads for slippery winter conditions?
This may occur when rain or drizzle hits road surfaces at ~0C. Bridges and overpasses are particularly susceptible.
What is Black Ice?
Exposure to extreme cold weather or immersion in cold water.
What are some common causes of Hypothermia?
What is a Riptide?
Winter sport with a potential to trigger or get caught in an avalanche when "High Marking" in the back country
What is snow mobiling?
Short stepping, waddling walk used on icy conditions to prevent falls
What is the Penguin Walk?
This is the most dangerous month of the year to be driving. The month during which 40,000 traffic related deaths occur each year in the US.
(hint-not a winter month)
When is August?
Dizziness, hunger, nausea, increased respiratory rate, trouble speaking, slurred speech, lack of coordination, fatigue, shivering stops, drowsiness, increased heart rate, confusion, and poor decision making
What are common symptoms of hypothermia?
Condition caused by overheating of the body from prolonged exposure in a lounge chair or physical exertion caused by not using the swim up bar in hot climes
What is Heat Stroke?
Winter sport involving moguls, wind chill, chairlifts, and crazed snowboarders
What is downhill skiing?
Dangerous changes in elevation or surface texture that can lead to trips or falls
What are Transition Zones?
These are performed for your vehicle, for the weather, or the road conditions, and for your route plans before winter or summer travel.
What are safety checks?
Removal from the cold, remove wet clothing, cover with blankets, insulate from the ground, monitor breathing, share body heat, provide warm beverages, use warm dry compresses to core (not to legs or arms), don't apply direct heat
What are treatments for Hypothermia?
Fluid best avoided in Mexico, especially if you have annoyed Montezuma
What is tap water > stick with Cerveza!
Winter sport involving the terms skate, classic, & telemarking
What is Cross-Country Skiing?
Place on firm level footing, secure at top and bottom, do not lean outside of center of gravity, keep hands free, keep both feet on the same rung
What are Ladder Safety Tips?
Candles, matches, lighter, flashlight & batteries, first aid kit, blankets, shovel, traction mats, tow rope, flares, warm boots, jumper cables, windshield washer fluid, food, water
What are things you should include in your cars winter safety kit?
Dress in layers, wear a hat and gloves, do not overexert in cold weather, avoid sweating, stay as dry as possible, if stranded stay with your vehicle, do not drink alcohol
What are ways to avoid Hypothermia?
Condition caused by rapid ascent to the surface from depth while finding NEMO!
What are the Bends?
Winter sport involving studded tires, lots of layers, ski goggles, and "fatties"
What is winter bicycling?
Cleaning gutters, installing Christmas lights, cutting off tree limbs, outside second story window cleaning
What are residential working-from-height chores with a potential of injury or death from a fall.