...THE WHITE DRAGON OF THE WINTER...

INTRODUCTION

TYPES OF          AVALANCHE

THE MECHANISM OF AVALANCHE RELEASE

FORECASTING SNOW AVALANCHES

AVALANCHE CONTROL TECHNIQUES

AVALANCHE HAZARD RATINGS

AVALANCHE TRAINING FOR DOGS

INFO ON THE PAGE OWNERS

The wide variety of snow avalanche origin,, nature of motion, and size reflects the highly changeable nature of snow. The fundamental classification of avalanches is based on conditions prevailing at the point of origin, or the release zone.

There are two basic types, loose snow and slab avalanches. Each is subdivided according to whether snow involved is dry, damp or wet, whether the slide originates in a surface layer or involves the whole snow cover (slides to the ground), and whether the motion is on the ground, in the air, or mixed.

• Loose snow avalanches

• Slab avalanches

• Other types of avalanches

Picture Gallery
In this section, you will get to see pictures of avalanches happening worldwide...dated from the 1900...

Maps of avalanche-affected areas
Click on the globe to see frequently hit places...