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BL
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696421
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b518610
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| Main Entry
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LaChapelle, Edward R.
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| Title & Author
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Secrets of the snow : : visual clues to avalanche and ski conditions /\ Edward R. LaChapelle.
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| Publication Statement
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Seattle :: University of Washington Press ;Cambridge, England :: International Glaciological Society ;Vancouver :: Greystone Books,, c2001.
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| Page. NO
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x, 101 p. :: ill. ;; 21 cm.
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| ISBN
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0295981512 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 1550548840
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: 9780295981512 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9781550548846
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-101) and index.
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| Contents
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Large-Scale Features -- Wind on Snow -- Local Wind Features -- Small-Scale Wind Features -- Other Snow-Surface Features -- Avalanche-Related Features -- Snow in Trees -- Melting Snow -- Other Snow Features.
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| Abstract
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"Secrets of the Snow is an overview of the easily visible aspects of snow in the alpine mountain landscape. It describes visible snow features and textures arising from climate, wind-drift, layering, solar radiation, and melting, and explains how snow may be "read" for information on avalanche formation and suitability for winter sports."--BOOK JACKET.
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| Subject
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Avalanches-- Control.
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| LC Classification
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TA714.L34 2001
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