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Here are some points to consider when using decision making tools when planning your day • Decision making tools cannot predict the stability of a specific slope • Just because you are are in the the ‘green’ area of the the Avaluator doesn’t mean you are completely safe You still need to be constantly aware of the terrain to to avoid straying onto isolated slabs • The Avaluator is a a a a good learning tool but you’ve got to be more prepared than the information that an an Avaluator equips you with with so back this tool up with with experience or taking a a course • You can see that in in complex terrain for example on high alpine glaciers – there are no safe days when the the bulletin says that the the situation is level 3 or or more 34