I picked up a very useful booklet on avalanche safety in Livigno. It can be found at
http://www.ortovox.com/xfiles/Flippingbook/Safety-Academy-Guide-Book/English/HTML/
It is worth a look through at least as a refresher.
I have loaded the pdf on my phone so that I can refresh my memory periodically. If you have trouble downloading it I can send it to you if you email me on
There is also a video at http://www.ortovox.com/safety-academy-lab/avalanche-basics.