A collection of important historical publications on the study of avalanches and avalanche control near Alta, Utah. This includes 31 publications of the U.S. Forest Service from the Alta Avalanche Study Center, dating from 1953-1971. Topics include introduction to avalanches, training for dog leaders, classification of snow crystals, blasting agents for snow safety, probing techniques for victims, stability of snow slabs, avalanche forces, protecting objects, and many more.
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| Title | Date | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |
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The Relation of Crystal Riming to Avalanche Formation in New Snow | 1966-05 | Text |
| 27 |
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Snow and Avalanche Conditions at Mt. Baldy, California | 1966-09 | Text |
| 28 |
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Snow and Snow Avalanches | 1963-04 | Text |
| 29 |
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Snow Layer Densification | 1961-02 | Text |
| 30 |
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Stability of Snow Slabs | 1968-09 | Text |
| 31 |
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Three Instruments Used In Avalanche Hazard Forecasting : Snow Settlement - Temperature, Snow Collector for Recording Rain Gauge, Temperature Telemeter | 1961-06 | Text |
| 32 |
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Typical Alta Fracture Line Profiles | 1964-04 | Text |