Secrets of the snow : visual clues to avalanche and ski conditions /

"Secrets of the Snow is an overview of the easily visible aspects of snow in the alpine mountain landscape. It describes visible snow features and textures arising from climate, wind-drift, layering, solar radiation, and melting, and explains how snow may be "read" for information on...

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Main Author: LaChapelle, Edward R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : Cambridge, England : Vancouver : University of Washington Press ; International Glaciological Society ; Greystone Books, ©2001.
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