Snow Sense: A Guide to Evaluating Snow Avalanche Hazard

Fredston, Jill A.; Fesler, Doug

ISBN 10: 0964399407 / ISBN 13: 9780964399402

Published by Alaska Mountain Safety Center, 1999

About this Item

All pages and cover are intact. Dust jacket included if applicable, though it may be missing on hardcover editions. Spine and cover may show minor signs of wear including scuff marks, curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages may contain limited notes or highlighting. "From the library of" labels may be present. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set packaging may be missing. Bundled media e.g., CDs, DVDs, access codes may not be included.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Snow Sense: A Guide to Evaluating Snow Avalanche Hazard
• Publisher: Alaska Mountain Safety Center
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0964399407
• ISBN 13: 9780964399402
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

"Snow Sense" is the best-selling, easiest to read, most informative avalanche safety book available. Intended for skiers, snowmachiners, snowboarders, climbers and others who work and play in avalanche country, "Snow Sense" is written to help backcountry travelers learn to recognize, evaluate, and avoid snow avalanche hazards.

Avalanche accidents do not happen by accident; they happen for particular reasons. "Snow Sense" addresses the critical terrain, snowpack, and weather variables that make it possible for a slope to avalanche along with the human factors that allow most accidents to happen. If you don't want to become an avalanche victim, read this book.

About the Author

Doug Fesler and Jill Fredston have worked for many years as avalanche provessionals. Together, they run the Alaska Mountain Safety Center, Inc., a non-profit organization specializing in avalanche hazard evaluation, forecasting, mitigation, and education. They are also directors of the Alaska Avalanche School which is widely recognized for providing intensive, field-oriented avalanche hazard evaluation and mountain safety training.