The ABCs of avalanche safety /

Ferguson, Sue A.

The ABCs of avalanche safety / Sue Ferguson and Edward R. Lachapelle. - 3rd ed. - Seattle, Wash. : Leicester : Mountaineers ; Cordee, 2004. - 192 p. : ill. ; 15cm.

Previous ed.: 1985.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Snow and avalanche basics: The snow cover -- Avalanche characteristics -- Terrain -- Practical guidelines for stability evaluation: The evidence about snow stability -- Analyzing the evidence -- Specific situations -- Safety rules and rescue: Minimizing avalanche risks -- Rescue by survivors -- Organized rescue actions -- Technical aids to locating a victim -- Case histories: Spring ski tour to Paradise Valley -- Mount Rainier, April 1976 -- Training course in the Cariboo Mountains of British Columbia, January 1976 -- Avalanches in Banff National Park, March 1977 -- Six events in the Cascade Mountains -- A week of ski touring on the Ruth Glacier (Mount McKinley), April 1983

A respected authority since 1961, this pocket sized guide about avoiding avalanches has been updated with the latest in technology and technique.

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