Wind Awareness

• Forecast conditions including synoptic
• ‘Fluid’ flow concept of air between, over and around terrain
• Significance of wind direction relative to terrain
• Wind patterns less than 15kts
• Wind patterns greater than 15kts
• Local patterns and effects
• Upper winds compared to lower winds i.e. comparison of wind in a valley with wind at altitude
• Indicators of wind velocity at altitude, for example
  • snow
  • drift
  • lift/sink patterns
  • VSI indications
  • wave
  • cloud movement