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Nature Weather

Secrets of the Snow

Visual Clues to Avalanche and Ski Conditions

by (author) Edward LaChapelle

Publisher
Greystone Books Ltd
Initial publish date
Oct 2001
Category
Weather
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550548846
    Publish Date
    Oct 2001
    List Price
    $22.95

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Description

As more and more skiers, snowshoers and hikers venture into the backcountry, it is becoming increasingly important that they know how to read the snow. Using photographs of various types of snow and snow conditions, snow expert Edward R. LaChapelle examines in detail the shapes, forms and textures found on the surface of the snow and describes how wind and weather form these features.

Aimed at the layperson, the book explains how to determine expected ski conditions and especially avalanche formation.

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