The avalanche handbook
Record details
- ISBN: 168051539X
- ISBN: 9781680515398
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Physical Description:
366 pages : charts, photographs, illustrations, black and white, 23 cm.
366 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
regular print - Edition: 4th Edition
- Publisher: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, 2022.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-361) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Chapter 1. Character and Effects of Avalanches -- Chapter 2. Elements of Mountain Snow Climates and Weather -- Chapter 3. Snow Formation and Growth In the Atmosphere and Snowpack -- Chapter 4. Avalanche Formation -- Chapter 5. Avalanche Terrain, Motion and Effects -- Chapter 6. The Elements of Applied Avalanche Forecasting -- Chapter 7. Classes of Factors Involved with Evaluation of Instability and Forecasting -- Chapter 8. Risk Management for Snow Avalanche Applications -- Chapter 9. The ABCs for Backcountry Avalanche Forecasting and Decisions -- Chapter 10. Safety Measures and Rescue -- Chapter 11. Avalanche Protection. |
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Subject: | Avalanche training -- Adult non-fiction Avalanches -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Winter safety -- Adult non-fiction Avalanche forecasting and management -- Adult non-fiction |
Available copies
- 5 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Lillooet Area Library Association.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Lillooet Branch | 551.57 MCC (Text) | 35180000421353 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |