Handbook Download
To download your digital copy of the AST Handbook, please follow these steps. We highly recommended that you perform these steps on a desktop or laptop computer (Mac or PC) unless you are an advanced user and know how to save files from your mobile device onto a cloud service such as Dropbox, iCloud drive, or Google Drive.
- Enter your email address and key in the form below, and check the box agreeing not to share your handbook.
- Click “Submit.” If your key is valid, a green button like the following will appear:
- Click the green “Open your PDF” button to open the PDF in a new tab. Important: The PDF is not yet saved to your device, so do not close it yet as it will be lost.
- For desktop and laptop computers: Click File > Save As (or Save Page As) to save the PDF to your computer.
- For iPhones and iPads: Click the Action (Share) icon, then click “Save to Files,” or “Save to Dropbox,” and save the file.
- For Android Devices: Click the Save to Drive button to save the file to your Google drive.
- The PDF is now saved to your device (or cloud storage). Your key is now redeemed and cannot be reused if you lose your saved PDF.
Note: Please do not share your handbook PDF once downloaded. These handbooks are copyrighted by Avalanche Canada and are a source of revenue for us. Illegally redistributing them impacts our ability to provide free avalanche-forecasting services.