Avalanche Handbook Book

	Foreword	5
	Preface	7
	Acknowledgments	8
	Introduction	9
Ch. 1	Effects of Avalanches	11
Ch. 2	Elements of Mountain Weather	17
Ch. 3	Snow Formation and Growth in the Atmosphere and Snowpack	37
Ch. 4	Avalanche Formation	61
Ch. 5	Avalanche Terrain, Motion, and Effects	89
Ch. 6	Avalanche Prediction I: Elements of Stability Evaluation and Snowpack Observations	124
Ch. 7	Avalanche Prediction II: Avalanche Forecasting	151
Ch. 8	Safety Measures and Rescue	171
Ch. 9	Avalanche Protection	197
	Appendix A: SI Units	239
	Appendix B: Example of Snow and Weather Observations	241
	Appendix C: Advanced Snow Crystal Classification Systems	247
	Appendix D: Snow Avalanche Size Classification	252
	Appendix E: Recording Avalanche Events	255
	Appendix F: Examples of Snow Stability Rating Scales and Avalanche Hazard Rating Scales	256
	Appendix G: International Avalanche Classification	258
	Appendix H: Examples of Common Explosive Control Procedures	259
	Appendix I: General References	264
	Index	266