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CONTENTS Mountain Safety (Winter) Cold Weather Clothing and Personal Equipment Cold Weather Mountain Leadership Challenges Mountain Health Awareness Winter Warfighting Load Requirements Military Ski Equipment Mountain Weather Mountain Casualty Evacuations (Winter) Avalanche Snow Stability Evaluation Avalanche Search Organization Avalanche Transceivers Military Snowshoes Military Ski Movement Skijoring Marine Corps Cold Weather Infantry Kit Ten Man Tent and Yukon Stove Space Heater Arctic Bivouac Routine Sled Movement Light and Noise Discipline in a Winter Environment Camouflage, Cover, and Concealment Defensive Positions and Field Fortifications Route Planning in Cold Weather Operations Cold Weather Patrolling Ice Reconnaissance and Breaching Cold Weather Navigation Effects of Cold Weather on Infantry Weapons and Optics Communications Considerations in a Cold Weather Environment Winter Tracking Mountain Logistical Considerations Cold Weather and Mountain Help Operations Cold Weather Considerations for NBC Defense Fire Support in a Cold Weather Environment Cold Weather and Mountain Operational Planning Planning Cold Weather Offensive Operations Planning Cold Weather Defensive Operations Cold Weather Considerations for the 12 Patrol Steps Requirements for Survival Expedient Shelters and Fires Survival Navigation Survival Signalling and Recovery Water Procurement Expedient Snowshoes Crossing Obstacles in Winter Bibliography of References