Secrets of the Snow: Visual Clues to Avalanche and Ski Conditions

by Edward R. Lachapelle and Edward R. LaChapelle

The surface of fallen snow--its contours and texture--can tell the interested observer much about the forces that shaped it and about its stability and what it is likely to do. Will it be good for skiing or for packing as a snowball? Will it slide? Is it dangerous?

Secrets of the Snow is an overview of the easily visible aspects of snow in the alpine mountain landscape, serving as a companion volume to the author's Field Guide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295981512
• ISBN13: 9780295981512
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 8.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

excellent book

Having had 20 years practical experience in the snow safety business I can assure any potential readers that buying this book is money well spent. So many books on avalanches tell us about snow, about weather etc, but fail to really come to grips with the "how to tell whats been happening and is it dangerous" lesson. The many visual clues that one has when looking at potential avalanche terrain are here very well documented and explained. Easy to understand. Highly recommended