Author : Arthur Judson
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 22,5 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Avalanches
ISBN :
Avalanche Warnings
Arthur Judson
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Avalanche Handbook
Ronald I. Perla
Author : Ronald I. Perla
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 25,94 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Avalanches
ISBN :
Deals comprehensively and practically with effects, causes and behaviour of avalanches, protection of ski areas, highways and villages, and safety and rescue.
Secrets of the Snow
Edward R. LaChapelle
Author : Edward R. LaChapelle
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release : 2011-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0295802464
The surface of fallen snow—its contours and texture—can tell the interested observer much about the forces that shaped it and about its stability and what it is likely to do. Will it be good for skiing or for packing as a snowball? Will it slide? Is it dangerous? Secrets of the Snow is an overview of the easily visible aspects of snow in the alpine mountain landscape, serving as a companion volume to the author’s Field Guide to Snow Crystals, which examines snow at the microscopic level. Describing visual snow features and textures arising from climate, wind-drift, layering, solar radiation, and melting, Secrets of the Snow explains how snow may be "read" for information on avalanche formation and suitability for winter sports. Closely linked photographs and text illustrate the shapes, forms, and textures found at the surface of winter snow covers; describe their origins in wind and weather conditions; and guide the reader in interpreting these features to predict snow behavior. Secrets of the Snow is essential for winter sports enthusiasts, mountaineers, and avalanche-safety specialists.
Snow Sense
Jill A. Fredston
Author : Jill A. Fredston
Publisher : Alaska Mountain Safety Center, Incorporated
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 16,60 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780964399402
Book which focuses on teaching backcountry travellers to recognize, evaluate, and avoid avalanche hazards by gathering available key information and clues from the snowpack, weather, and terrain.
Avalanche and Landslide Alert!
Amanda Bishop
Author : Amanda Bishop
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 17,44 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778715764
Awesome and destructive forces are unleashed when soil, mud, and snow are on the move. Aimed at ages 7-14, this book looks at the causes and effects, places in danger, and how people cope with these disasters. It features photographs feature famous disasters.
The ABCs of Avalanche Safety
Sue A. Ferguson
Author : Sue A. Ferguson
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 17,42 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780898868852
ABCs of Avalanche Safety, 3rd Edition is still the handy pocket guide offered at a bargain price. And it is still loaded with the vital information you need to survive in the mountains: how to determine potential avalanche hazard, traveling safely in avalanche terrain, what to do if you're caught in an avalanche, and search and rescue techniques. A respected authority since 1961, this enduring classic has been updated with the very latest research in the field, including avalanche transceiver technology.
Avalanches
Malcolm Mellor
Author : Malcolm Mellor
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,12 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Avalanches
ISBN :
Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States
National Research Council
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 25,43 MB
Release : 1990-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309043352
The present mortality as a result of snow avalanches exceeds the average mortality caused by earthquakes as well as all other forms of slope failure combined. Snow avalanches can range from small amounts of loose snow moving rapidly down a slope to slab avalanches, in which large chunks of snow break off and destroy everything in their path. Although considered a hazard in the United States since the westward expansion in the nineteenth century, in modern times snow avalanches are an increasing concern in recreational mountainous areas. However, programs for snow avalanche hazard mitigation in other countries are far ahead of those in the United States. The book identifies several steps that should be taken by the United States in order to establish guidelines for research, technology transfer, and avalanche legislation and zoning.
Utah Avalanche Forecast Center
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 14,5 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Avalanches
ISBN :
Backcountry Avalanche Safety
Tony Daffern
Author : Tony Daffern
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 18,88 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781897522547
Snow avalanches are the greatest source of danger for mountain travellers in winter. This book focuses on two basic user groups: those who wish to avoid avalanche hazard by careful route-finding, and those who deliberately seek steep slopes to ski or board. It explains the basics of snow and avalanches, and identifies the avalanche terrain.