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The Snowy Torrents : Avalanche Accidents in the United States, 1910-1966

open access: yes, 1967
Each winter many snow avalanches fall in the mountains. Some bring destruction to property and terror to those unfortunate enough to be caught in the sliding snow.
Gallagher, Dale, ed.
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A Tabulation of Snow Avalanche Fatalities in Colorado

open access: yes, 1968
A revised tabulation which supersedes the original tabulation dated September 1965. The original tabulation shared the same title as this report, and was Miscellaneous Report No.
Stillman, R. M.
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The Avalanche Zoning Plan

open access: yes, 1970
Describes avalanche zone mapping in Switzerland as a means of preventing avalanche ...
Frutiger, Hans; translated by Rolf Doebbling and Edward R. LaChapelle
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Cross-comparison of Selected Avalanche Observations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In many mountainous regions, snow avalanches are severe threats to the population and their infrastructure. Delineation of avalanche endangered areas or the design of suffcient mitigation measures require in-depth understanding on the avalanche ...
Gauer, Peter
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A Tabulation of Snow Avalanche Fatalities in Colorado

open access: yes, 1965
Using the data available at the Denver Post and more recent data of the Forest Service, this report is a tabulation of avalanche fatalities which have occurred in Colorado.
Stillman, R. M.
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Snow grain phpto library, 7th European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS)- 20 years of European Avalanche Danger Scale.

open access: yes, 2013
The "Snow grain photo library" is a joint research project between CNR-IIA and Arabba Avalanche Centre (ARPA Veneto). The project aims at supporting the identification of different snow grains and crystals sampled at different layers of snow cover.
Valt M, Salvatori R
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Snow avalanche deaths in Switzerland from 1995 to 2014-Results of a nation-wide linkage study. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One, 2019
Berlin C   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Density Distribution of New Snow

open access: yes, 1962
This report sets forth, mainly in graphic form, the density values of 24-hour snowfalls as recorded at several avalanche study sites in the conterminous United States and Alaska.
LaChapelle, Edward R.
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Snow-cat hit by an avalanche

open access: yes, 1964
Photo shows a snow-cat hit by an avalanche, Utah ...

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Avalanche Forces and the Protection of Objects

open access: yes, 1967
This contribution is addressed primarily to the practical man who comes into contact with the problems of avalanche effects on structures in the course of his professional work in the mountains.
Sommerhalder, E.; trans. Edward R. LaChapelle
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