Recommended Books about Snow and Avalanche Risk
Recommended Books about Snow and Avalanche Risk
Published : 23-Dec-2011 09:46
Partly prompted by Iceman's recent questions - Anyone interested in, er, Snow (I guess that's all of us here!) might like to have a look at two excellent little handbooks published by Cicerone.We often refer to them at J2Ski Towers and thoroughly recommend them to anyone seeking a little understanding of how snowflakes form, fall and transform - and, crucially, how that all affects the structure and stability of the resulting snowpack.
If you ever ski off-piste, they should really be on your reading list already... the more you know, the safer you can be.
SNOW - by Robert Bolognesi
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.
Avalanche!: Understand and Reduce Risks from Avalanches
This guidebook, aimed at winter sports enthusiasts and professionals, can help you learn the skill of avalanche prediction. The skill of avalanche prediction is both an art and a science. Mountaineers, skiers, climbers, snowboarders, snowshoers, walkers and all who love winter and snow sports need to learn that skill. Translated by the late Blyth Wright, the guide draws on the expertise of a wide range of professionals involved in mountain activities, as well as first-hand accounts of avalanche scenes from witnesses and survivors, to help you understand and predict avalanches, evaluate the risks and reduce the dangers. This practical, pocket-sized guide is for use on the mountain and during planning. The guide also includes a NivoTest designed to help quantify the risks from avalanches.
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