Author: M. MartinelliPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Avalanches
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Snow Avalanche Sites
Author: M. MartinelliPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Avalanches
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309043352
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
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.
Dragons in the Snow
Author: Ed PowerPublisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1680512978
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Edward Power sets the reader down in the midst of a February 2017 blizzard that raked Utah’s Uinta Range as nine snowboarders made their way into the backcountry for a day of intense adventure. As the boarders were taking their first turns, expert avalanche forecaster Craig Gordon was tracking the storm and its impact, posting one of the most dire avalanche forecasts and warnings in his career. In Dragons in the Snow, Power delves into the research and science behind avalanche forecasting and rescue, weaving in the art of backcountry skiing as well as dramatic tales of avalanche accidents, rescues, and recoveries. And he paints compelling portraits of the men and women who have made the study of avalanches their life’s work. The tales told by these avalanche forecasters, as well as the stories of the backcountry riders who may "wake the dragon" make for not just a compelling read, but also a powerful tool for raising avalanche awareness in everyone who plays in the winter backcountry.
Snow Sense
Author: Jill A. FredstonPublisher: Alaska Mountain Safety Center, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780964399402
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
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.
Snow, Weather, and Avalanches
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
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Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
Author: Bruce TremperPublisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898868340
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : bg
Pages : 292
Book Description
Winter recreation in the mountains has increased steadily over the past few years, and so has the number of deaths and injuries caused by avalanches. Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain covers everything you need to know to avoid trouble in avalanche terrain: what avalanches are and how they work, common myths, human activities that lead to avalanche trouble, what happens to victims when an avalanche occurs, and rescue techniques. Provides step- by-step instruction for determining avalanche hazards, using safe travel technique, and making effective rescues.
Secrets of the Snow
Author: Edward R. LaChapellePublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295802464
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
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 Avalanches
Author: Alfred Herman KrezdornPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The Avalanche Handbook
Author: David McClungPublisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898868098
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Technical yet accessible, The Avalanche Handbook, 3rd Edition, covers the formation, character, effects, and control of avalanches; rescue techniques; and research on understanding and surviving avalanches. Illustrated with nearly 200 updated illustrations, photos and examples, the revised edition offers exhaustive information on contributing weather and climate factors, snowpack analysis, the newest transceiver search techniques, and preventative and protective measures, including avalanche zoning and control. It contains new information on the unique characteristics of alpine snow, snow slab instability, terrain variables, skier triggering of avalanches, and the nature of avalanche motion. Plus brand-new chapters on the elements of backcountry avalanche forecasting and the decision-making process.
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