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

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Secrets of the Snow Visual Clues to Avalanche and Ski Conditions Edward R. LaChapelle UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS Seattle INTERNATIONAL GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY Cambridge, England GREYSTONE BOOKS Vancouver/Toronto Secrets of the Snow Visual Clues to Avalanche and Ski Conditions Copyright © 2001 by the University of Washington Press 01 02 03 04 05 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in Canada by Friesens Corporation, Altona, Manitoba Text design by Veronica Seyd Cover design by Val Speidel All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. University of Washington Press PO Box 50096, Seattle WA 98145-5096 Greystone Books, a division of Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. 2323 Quebec Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, B.C. V5T 4S7 All photographs are by the author. The paper used in this publication is acid-free. It meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1984. This book is dedicated to Dolores LaChapelle and David LaChapelle, who shared those years when we all were learning secrets of the snow. ...