Snow Sense: A Guide to Evaluating Snow Avalanche Hazard - Softcover

Jill Fredston; Doug Fesler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 061549935X ISBN 13: 9780615499352

Publisher: Alaska Mountain Safety Center, Inc., 2011

Synopsis

A new edition of a best-selling classic. Snow Sense is North America's leading primer on how to avoid getting caught in an avalanche. Written by the experts, Snow Sense focuses on the critical terrain, snowpack, weather, and human factors that allow avalanche accidents to happen. A must-have for anyone who works or plays in avalanche country.

About this title

About the Author:

Jill Fredston and Doug Fesler are among North America's leading avalanche experts. They have spent more than thirty years evaluating avalanche hazard, predicting avalanches, triggering them with explosives, teaching potential victims how to stay alive, and leading rescue efforts in Alaska.

Review:

If you travel in the mountains, you understand that knowledge equates to safety. Snow Sense is your source of unparalleled wisdom. It could save your life. --Conrad Anker, Professional alpine climber and author

Praise for previous editions: No other (avalanche) teachers have more credibility...Snow Sense is by far the best material available on staying alive in avalanche country. --Steve Casimiro, Powder Magazine

Praise for previous editions: Here's a book you should have. I know, I know, everybody says that but this is different...Now notice I didn't say this is a book you should have on your bookshelf. This one should be in the top packet of your pack...Snow Sense is a hands-on, explicit, clear-thinking, hard-hitting field guide...Every time I hear of another avalanche-caused death...I wish the victim had read this book. The survivors must read it. --Mark Jenkins, Backpacker Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Alaska Mountain Safety Center, Inc.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 061549935X
• ISBN 13: 9780615499352
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 132
• Editor: Karl Birkeland, Doug Chabot