 Poster: A snowHead
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Anyone else got this yet or intending to order it?
I received a copy of the new manual today and on a quick first look it seems to be a lot better than the old one and incorporates the most important elements of the generic manual too. It's a lot better laid out and is broken into clear, colour coded, topics and obviously updated to reflect up to date theory and practice. It also has extra chapters on Mountain weather, safety, first aid, off piste and avalanches as well as a toolbox section info on drills, not sure yet if that's an improvement on the old manual but I hope so given I found the old one of limited use, particularly for more advanced clients.
All in all on first glance it seems a definite improvement although the old section on the history of BASI seems to have disappeared (I haven't found one yet at least) which is a shame given it gave a decent history of BASIs development over the last 49 years.
I now need to go away and have a good read of it so I can evaluate it fully. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I almost bought it a couple of days ago then noticed £25 + £15 P&P!
I'm sure I'll be able to get one cheaper another way.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I paid £8 P&P but it 'aint cheap for sure!
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Simple question, why isn't it available on CD/DVD?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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roga, hmmm, you paid £8, I could've sworn it was £15, it's £9 for me now - maybe you're held in higher regard!  Anyway, bought it now in case it's £10 tomorrow. Might be £7 though...
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roga, The CSIA manual has been issued with a CD as well for years. How about a downloadable version then if they're worried about people rinsing of copies.
It is BASI though, surprised it isn't on stone tablets.
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Y'know they did a CD of the old manual back in 1996 IIRC ... I have a copy (made by a mate recently lol) 
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Only had a quick look through it and it does seem to be an improvement. It's also just one manual rather than two (alpine and teaching in separate volumes), so a little bit cheaper to buy. It's quite a hefty tome so I'm not surprised the P&P is expensive. It's also got one of my photos in it, so it must be brilliant 
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rob@rar, photo of you or one you took?!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Well for what its worth the new manual I s a Huge Improvement on it the previous version its layout is more logical and it also gives very clear guidance on what is required for each level of the BASI system.
I would say a big well done to those involved in the re-writing it is a much more professional product, my only gripe is it still has no index, but given its layout is so much better that is less of an inssue now than it was with the old one.
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Received my copy this morning. Can't wait to pour over it tonight. Looks good from just flicking through it.
Page 268 for the aforementioned photo 
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