Those of us who attended this last weekend's Ski-mountaineering Symposium (for which the organisers are to be congratulated - it was superb) will have had their avalanche awareness woken by the stimulating talk from Andy Perkins.
For the other Eagles, especially those who can read French, this link http://france.meteofrance.com/content/2010/10/24273-48.pdf gives a broad outline of much that Andy presented, and, for those who don't read French, it is truly worth struggling with.