Snow

Understanding, testing and interpreting snow conditions to make better avalanche predictions

Robert Bolognesi (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

64 Seiten

2015
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-474-5 (ISBN)

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This practical guidebook is aimed at anyone who wants to acquire or improve their knowledge of snow and avalanche release. It describes the formation and evolution of snow, how to identify the many forms snow takes, and how to assess avalanche risk more precisely and reliably.

This practical guide is aimed at walkers, climbers and snowsport enthusiasts who want to acquire or improve their knowledge of snow and avalanche release. It is equally suitable for snow professionals, guides, mountaineering and snowsport instructors, and ski patrollers. Translated by the late Blyth Wright, it describes the formation and evolution of snow, and shows practical methods for examining and analysing snow cover. It illustrates how to identify the many forms which snow may take and how to assess avalanche risk more precisely and reliably. The guide also explains a system of snow observation and comes with a handy snow crystal card for identifying crystals in the snow layer.

Robert Bolognesi, PhD, Polytechnic of Lausanne, graduate of the Institute of Alpine Geography, Grenoble, is a former researcher at the Federal Snow and Avalanche Research Centre, Davos, avalanche control practitioner, and founder of METEORISK, specialising in the amelioration of weather-related risks. Translation by the late Blyth Wright, head of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service.

Introduction
Quick summary

Understanding snow
How snow is formed
How snow changes

Observing snow
Assessments
Measurements
Stability tests
Interpretation

Useful websites
Glossary
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.11.2015
Zusatzinfo	Over 100 colour photos and diagrams
Verlagsort	Kendal
Sprache	englisch
Maße	100 x 155 mm
Gewicht	90 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ski- / Wintersport
ISBN-10	1-85284-474-4 / 1852844744
ISBN-13	978-1-85284-474-5 / 9781852844745
Zustand	Neuware