The Avalanche Handbook - Softcover

"The revised third edition of 'The Avalanche Handbook'... could well save your life"--Pittsburgh Tribune Perhaps the definitive book on snow science and avalanche mechanics...The authors' credentials are impeccable.--Off Piste

*The text used by search and rescue professionals, ski patrol groups, and outdoor education programs Technical yet accessible, The Avalanche Handbook, 3rd Edition, covers the formation, character, effects, and control of avalanches; rescue techniques; and research on understanding and surviving avalanches. Illustrated with nearly 200 updated illustrations, photos and examples, this updated edition offers exhaustive information on contributing weather and climate factors, snowpack analysis, the newest transceiver search techniques, and preventative and protective measures, including avalanche zoning and control.